INVASIVE (SITE/NON-SITE)

Non-site: University of Colorado Visual Arts Complex

Invasive is a non-site earthwork that seeks to create an experiential and emotional feeling reminiscent of the original site. Teller Lake #5 conveys an intense and strange feeling that something is invading you. The tall brush leading up to the lake leaves one feeling small and insignificant as brush protrudes into the walkways. At the site lays a misplaced concrete slab that gives an abstract representation of the lake from ground level. A circle beneath the concrete slab represents the circle drawn on the site where the slab was found. 

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Site: Teller Lake Number 5

Uneasy yet harmonious, eerie yet relaxing. Tall trees invade the site and take over. Broken glass protrudes into walkways. Large slabs of concrete displaced on the beach. One particular slab is oriented in perfect alignment with the lake. It shouldn't be there but creates an abstract representation in a natural manner. A circle is drawn on the beach where the slab was gathered. Man put these slabs on the beach. 2013, man dumps handful of goldfish into Teller Lake #5. 2015, thousands of goldfish disrupt the ecological balance. The ecosystem is broken and infested. Man begins to plan solutions for this problem. Hungry pelicans eat thousands of goldfish creating a natural solution."