BOOTLICKER SALVED ISLAND CLOUDS

2028 -2029

In a gallery space, 40 pairs of porcelain cast military boots (cast from a pair of 1967 full black leather combat boots) filled with dried Leonurus cardiaca (motherwort) will create a grid for myself and a mixed-breed Sato dog from Puerto Rico to move amongst the space in four-hour durations of time. This project references militarization as an intricately woven cultural aspect of caste systems.

40 boots represents the average low-end size of a platoon.

On loop, is a recitation of every breed of dog from a dog encyclopedia.

In the middle of the room is a porcelain replica of a small blue and white Corelle brand plate (replica based on a model from the 1980s).

The four-hour walks between dog and human will become a choreography for dancers in a future ballet. The score for the ballet will be an interpretation of domesticated dog sounds.

The Leonurus cardiaca will be made into tinctures and glycerites and offered for visitors to take home after the ballet.