EARTHLY CONSTELLATION
ERIN REDMOND
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Wildflowers, soil, recycled newspaper
2022
Earthly Constellation
Earthly Constellation consists of newspaper seedling pots with live plants, mirroring the constellations of stars that shine down on us from above. The plants used in this piece are a mix of wildflowers specifically for bees who have the important role of pollinating and allowing all of our plants to reproduce and grow. These pots can be placed straight into soil without disrupting any roots as the newspaper will biodegrade. Become part of the growing artwork/constellation of earthly stars by bringing a piece of starlight home with you to plant your own constellation.
Our Sun is a star and this starlight is fundamental to the survival of the lifeforms on this planet we call home. This includes plants that will absorb this light and convert it into energy in order to grow. Growing plants is vital to us humans as sources of building/craft materials, medicine, and most importantly food without which we can’t sustain ourselves. Through this work Erin Redmond would like to recognise and show appreciation for the stars in our earth, growing and allowing us to grow too. They would like to emphasise the importance of gardening and growing plants which is good for the earth and for our own mental and physical health.
ERIN
REDMOND
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erin.redmond.95@gmail.com
Erin Redmond’s practice inhabits a space between art, science, and ecology and has elements of sculpture, installation art, and participatory/interactive art. Their work often materialises in the form of temporary/ ephemeral/ portable interventions that are a way to spread awareness about environmental issues such as plastic pollution and climate change. They are concerned with the relationship between humans and the natural environment and how we can limit our negative impact on it. Their work uses recycled and renewable materials such as newspaper, coffee sacks, seaweed and plants. Their practice can be interpreted as an ongoing research process to discover more environmentally aware ways of creating art and architecture.
Erin studied Sculpture and Expanded Practice at NCAD. Their degree show project An Enduring Hiraeth for Eden was elected as Highly Commended in The Global Undergraduate Awards in 2019. After graduating they interned at the Kling og Bang Gallery in Reykjavik, Iceland where their love of nature was further distilled. They then went on to work at Science Gallery Dublin during 2020 and 2021 as a mediator and as a workshop facilitator. At SGD they got the opportunity to show others how to make their own fun at home during the lockdown by using recycled paper to make things like origami stars, bookmarks, and the newspaper seedling pots which are featured in this piece for The Stars are in the Earth exhibition.