Cygnus

Cygnus is named for a constellation resembling a swan and relates a myth that I invented about the life cycle of a star. By inscribing the story in an eggshell, I created a link between the microcosm of earthly reproduction and the macrocosm of stellar birth.

Form

Sculpture
Writing

Media

Etched ostrich egg

Year

2009

Tipping Point

Peaches