Silurian Sediment Sequence
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Silurian Sediment Sequence is a sculptural installation rooted in my lifelong connection to Gotland. Through a combination of weaving and metal work, my project investigates how materiality can register time and memory. It explores how the relationship to a place can take physical form and be read as contemporary strata of lived experience. The work positions craft as a medium for spatial and temporal inscription.
The geological history of Gotland dates back to the Silurian period, roughly 430 million years ago. The bedrock that consists of fossil-rich sedimentary sequences, informs both the visual, contextual, and conceptual structure of the work. Through repetition and contrast, the work reflects how both geological formations and material practice develop gradually – built layer by layer through repeated actions. Grey tones refer to the island’s bedrock and the yellow yarn to the resilient lichen growing on the column-like limestone formations known as Rauk.
In this dialogue between materials, the steel stands as a pillar of permanence, while the textile element refers to an ephemeral presence and the accumulation of something living and changing – a reflection of the transience of human existence. It becomes a record of time spent, materials handled, and a place held close.
The installation, presented as a triptych, is an homage to Östergarnslandet. This is not a shrine in the traditional sense, but rather an open structure that seeks to honor and hold space for the past, the present, and what is still forming. It is a work about belonging, return, and nature as an ongoing archive.
zara.arnell.s@gmail.com
