The Weight of Paradise (I Wish You Were Here)

2016-2019

Captivated by the paradisal projections of sunset, a figure lays heavy and buried under the weight of their inaction. Yet glitches begin to reveal themselves, proving that the saccharin sweet story being consumed isn't all that it seems.

Sculpture installation measures 64 x 30 x 15 inches and is made of hand-carved marble, marble chips, marble dust, polypropylene sandbags, and a 1 minute, 17 second video-mapped projection.

The head of the sculpture was carved by Kassewitz while she lived in Italy (2015-2016) during a marble carving residency in Carrara with master sculptor Boutros Romhein.

“The Weight of Paradise (I Wish You Were Here)” 2016-2019

64 x 30 x 15 inches, hand-carved marble, marble chips, marble dust, polypropylene sandbags, and a 1 minute, 17 second video-mapped projection.