Kinetic Coho Salmon Sculpture
"Here Come the Ecosexuals" Gay Pride Parade 2015
"Moving Like a River is a kinetic parade sculpture and performance which celebrates the life and resilience of the endangered Coho Salmon. The front of the sculpture is a paper mache and bamboo head of a large Coho Salmon with blue, white and green fabric body of a river, representing the Coho as a River Spirit and Guardian. Small fish sculptures weave, dance and jump through the fabric river "body", composed of paper mache and interwoven with Coho salmon body nutrients to represent the spirit of the Coho and the next generations of Salmon that are in danger. Lead by performance artist Heidi Cramer, volunteer participants activate the sculpture by ceremoniously parading the sculpture, weaving and meandering like a salmon swimming up river, as a statement to the beauty, power, and importance of the Salmon Run."
Performed for the Ebb and Flow Arts Event for the Santa Cruz City Arts Council in June 2015, the parade performance was concluded by the gifting ceremony of the clay fish sculptures into the San Lorenzo River. The clay bodies of the fish were composed of clay and silt from the banks of the San Lorenzo and dried Coho bones, skin, and organs. The forms were created to dissolve into the river body, releasing the nutrients of the Coho bodies as an offering and poetic gesture.
Performed for the Ebb and Flow Arts Event for the Santa Cruz City Arts Council in June 2015, the parade performance was concluded by the gifting ceremony of the clay fish sculptures into the San Lorenzo River. The clay bodies of the fish were composed of clay and silt from the banks of the San Lorenzo and dried Coho bones, skin, and organs. The forms were created to dissolve into the river body, releasing the nutrients of the Coho bodies as an offering and poetic gesture.
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