Sarah Peoples
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This is Not Soil

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This is Not Soil was presented at the Art in the Open event in Philadelphia Pa, May 2016. The project was to make soil: loads, heaps, hills of soil. This “soil” ironically appears very realistic, but is actually a prop. My fairly minimalist project physically embodies large pile of materials; sawdust, buckets of water and paint canisters. Tarps were laid on the ground so the “soil” can dry in the sun during the day. Spectators and passers-by were welcome to fill a small commemorative This is Not Soil bag with some of the “soil” as a souvenir from the Art in the Open 2016 Event

​This is Not Soil
is a sculptural trompe l’oeil, but not merely for the desire of trickery. I am interested in man-made representations of nature, and I am searching for the meaning, symbolism and metaphor therein. Of course, Magritte’s The Treachery of Images is the initial inspiration for this 3-dimensional image of “soil,” from which I then look to nature for a fabricated reality. I am fascinated with the theatricality of nature and enjoy a playful camaraderie with imitation and impersonation in my work. 



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  • Home
  • Work
    • Baptismal Font
    • Props for Peaceful Protest
    • Plastic Rainbow Lemon Hill
    • Corrugated Veneer Ionic Columns
    • The Meaning of Everything, Part I
    • 1:01:49 (The Suffer Blanket)
    • Baby-Making Machine
    • Bread & Circuses
    • This is Not Soil
    • Brood Maker
    • The Making Machine
    • Paint Chip Display
    • Performance Drawing
    • Perfume Project
    • Plastic Rainbow
    • Who Say It Be
  • Drawing
    • Digital 2-D
    • Machines & Constructions
    • Narratives
    • Two By Two: Clone Series
    • Drawings for The Meaning of Everything, Part I
  • Contact
    • CV
    • Press
    • Email
  • Current Studio
  • Plastic Rainbow Coloring Pages