Navigation Buoy

2022

13" × 13" × 90"

steel, ceramic, reed, six leaves, lakewater

filed in: 2022 Metal Object

A navigational marker buoy constructed of a reed and leaves gathered in the environment. It floats freely on the lake shifting its mark of interest as it pleases.

image of a buoyant steel shape in the middle of a lake that has what looks to be a ceramic candlestick holder tied on top of it. Stuck within this holder is a long reed with leaves tied at the top of it in the shape of an X
a steel buoy with a reed attached on top of it floats in Lake Michigan at sunset
a close-up image of the top of the navigation buoy. leaves have been rolled into tubes and tied into the formation of an X