Aug 15: Your art will save your life
By exploration hill
With Mew, 11-4pm
Text from Weihui
The dog days seem to be over, and we can once again enjoy the outdoors. Mew is a Hunter alum and works with natural materials such as plants, sand and dirt; he also works as a florist. When we got to the studio, we chatted about cows, herding and the recent abortion ruling. Mew talked about his childhood growing up on a cattle farm.
We started the trip heading towards Earth Matters to collect material for today’s text. On our way there, we ran into five sheep, two goats, sumac trees and a bush called rattlesnake master. We also saw three chickens burrowing themselves in sand. Mew was inspired to consider a different relationship with plants after the visit to the urban farm. We got lost in between pathways, then finally climbed to the top of Outlook Hill, the tallest site with a view of the whole island.
Mew chose the phrase “Your art will save your life” from Weihui. Similar to Weihui, Mew tried other jobs before becoming an artist. He studied Landscape Architecture in college, yet later on decided upon a career in making and creating. He considers art as something consistent in his life. “I might get bored in different jobs, but never with art”. Mew also just finished reading the book “Your art will save your life”, thus feel deeply connected to this phrase.We laid out the stencils on gravel by the sightseeing platform. The wind on the hill was strong. The sun was right in our eyes when we looked up.
We also visited Rachel Whiteread’s sculpture Cabin on Discovery Hill.
