termitaria

 

waltz
termitaria 2000 Site specific installation the nonhuman
Termitaria Artwork, image and photography copyright © Perdita Phillips inimitables
Approximately 2 m high
ochre and papier-mâché
Project: Termitaria 1996-2001 Location: Waalitij Collection, York
termites, fieldwork, body, knowledge

 

 

These mounds are the remains of are full-scale replicas of termitaria that were used as part of a project to motorise termite mounds and were created with the forms of human figures trapped inside them. They are now installed in a field near York.