Headstones:
conceptual
art project
- C. Shoup
“This idea exemplifies the kind of work tucked into my sketchbooks:
inspired concepts beyond my “current reach.”
“I am always thinking into the future…
“Why headstones? Because there is room to update and bring these
historic gravesite markers forward to fit the needs of modern people.”
HOW HEADSTONES WILL BE CREATED
“I will quarry, on my own, three large plates of limestone from a local
stone pit. In my workshop, I will lay each limestone plate atop heavy
sawhorse supports. Patiently, between ongoing projects, I will chip
away the negative space on the face of each stone; ultimately there will
just be the raised images that appear in the following sketches…”
This is Where They Described My Location in the Grander Scheme
Chiseled limestone; natural pigments
Headstone Draft #1
They Told Me I Evolved from Primates, and that I Rise Somewhere after
Death
Chiseled limestone; natural pigments
Headstone Draft #2
I Spent My Time Here as a Wage Slave
Chiseled limestone; natural pigments
Headstone Draft #3
Headstones
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Headstones
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