Endangered Fossils, is permanently on view at West Creek Park in Santa Clarita, CA, as part of the City of Santa Clarita’s Public Art collection. Endangered Fossils traveled to Santa Clarita in 2022 after a year long installation in Flushing Meadows Corona Park as part of the NYC Parks’ Art in the Parks program. Endangered Fossils represent an imagined archaeological excavation and the discovery of a new organism. This biomorphic work is inspired by the trilobites, brachiopods, and crinoids who flourished during the Devonian (“Age of Fishes”) period, 400-350 million years ago. These crab, clam, and starfish like organisms lived in marine environments very similar to the coral reefs of today. The sculpture pays homage to our beloved Mother Earth at a critical time requiring everyone’s involvement. The artwork seeks to engage the public in considering the origins of our ecosystem and our symbiotic role and responsibility to that environment.

Fósiles en peligro de extinción representa una excavación arqueológica figurada del gran registro fósil. Las esculturas están inspiradas en los trilobites, braquiópodos y crinoideos que florecieron durante el período Devónico, hace 400 millones de años. Estos organismos similares al cangrejo, la almeja y la estrella de mar vivían en ambientes marinos muy similares a los arrecifes de coral de hoy en día. El proyecto reflexiona sobre el origen del ecosistema que habitamos y nuestro papel, relación y responsabilidad con ese medio ambiente a la luz del catastrófico cambio climático y las pandemias mundiales.

Special thanks to the City of Santa Clarita Public Art Program, and to the NYC Parks’ Art in the Parks program, and to the generosity of private donors in making both of these installations possible.

The larger Endangered Fossils project, including the Bowling Green Park installation, was made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by LMCC.

Related press: SantaClarita TV, Press Release Santa Clarita, CA, Untapped Cities, The Queens Gazette, QEDC IT’S IN QUEENS, The Queens Chronicle and The Queens World Film Festival as part of “The Listening Tour”.