Undeclared Soil

Nicolas Dumit Estevez, Undeclared Soil, 1997, clay, hair, nail polish and acrylic paints

Nicolas Dumit Estevez, Undeclared Soil, 1997, clay and clay slip

Nicolas Dumit Estevez, Undeclared Soil, 1997, clay, clay slips and oxides

Nicolas Dumit Estevez, Undeclared Soil, 1997, clay, caly slip and oxides

Nicolas Dumit Estevez, Undeclared Soil, 1997, clay, clay slips and oxides

Nicolas Dumit Estevez, Undeclared Soil, 1997, clay, shoe polish and acrylic paints

Nicolas Dumit Estevez, Undeclared Soil, 1997, clay, clay slips and oxides

Nicolas Dumit Estevez, Undeclared Soil, 1997, clay, oxides and acrylic paints

Nicolas Dumit Estevez, Undeclared Soil, 1997, glazed porcelain

Clay was the primary medium for me as I metabolized my relocation to a new country: the US. The images that were surfacing for me had to do with the place I left behind, and this included tangible items like plants and seeds, but also more unconscious elements, like those I would gather in my dreams. All of these were mixed into stories following non-linear narratives that, now that I see them in perspective, seem to represent chunks of the land that I had left behind and which I carried on the soles of my shoes as I walked through Manhattan.

This series was produced at Supermud Pottery in Manhattan, and I thank Maxine Krasnow for opening the doors to me when I arrive in the City.

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