ELLEN RINGSTAD

Installation. Painted enclosure (MDF); MDF shelves; driftwood; synthetic rope (floatline and sink line); hand-moulded wax candle; candle holder; glass containers; ash; incense; incense sticks; essential oil burner; brass singing bowl; black obsidian; agate.

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Mausoleum (2016-17) assembles a sculptural system that functions both as containment and as a site for contemplation. Lines designed to float and sink are entangled and rendered inoperative. Drawing on occult and ritual methods, the work holds what remains when shared frameworks and roles fracture, allowing objects to continue working beyond their original use.