Dimensions vary, between 18”x12”x12” and “12”x16”x95”
Marble, Granite, Monekypod wood, Plexiglas®, Aluminium, Basalt, Concrete, Earpod wood

This sculptural installation is a conduit bridging the material and immaterial worlds, a means to connect the artist with his ascendants. It reaches out to past generations of thinkers, artisans, and laborers residing in the artist’s family tree, a monument embodying creative, cultural and vocational connections over time and space. Ultimately, however, the sculptures pay tribute to not only the artist's own ancestors, but to the countless people whom all of humanity descends from.

While their forms are geometric, architectural, and austere, each sculpture is a kind of totem, holding space and connecting to those who are not physically present. The installation contains eight different materials, both ancient and modern. This collection of sculptures honors both the material itself, as well as our ancestors who have built the world we know today.

Because of the work's conceptual foundation, a wordless dialog may be observed between the sculptures, the site, and the house itself, connecting to this unique place's strong connection to family, history, and intercultural exchange. These eight totems were originally created during an artist residency in 2020/2021 at the Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design. After standing beside the ocean for eight months, the sculptures traveled up to the mountains, their path honoring the Ahupua'a (Hawaiian Land division) from Makai (sea) to Mauka (mountains.)

A heartfelt thanks to The Liljestrand House for being such a gracious host to this family of sculptures.