LA: Observing the Urban - Rural is an ongoing series of monuments placed in various locations throughout Los Angeles County where the urban and rural meet. These earthen monuments begin as a grandiose, towering structures, yet they embrace the notion of natural cycles, repurposing of materials, and the ephemeral. These towers are created from layers of untreated clay, dirt, plants, and sand; materials that are temporary and made not to last. Natural elements transform the towers in unknown ways. Will the relentless sun bake the towers and make them stronger? Will strong rains turn the towers to mud? Will seeds sprout from within the structure and take over the monument? These towers, in essence, are a quest to answer these questions.

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