Created as part of the Arts as Social Action course at UNC Chapel Hill, this large-scale sculpture explores the comfort found in entropy. It reflects on political violence and social unrest, not to dismiss their urgency, but to recognize that, over time, all structures, including systems of power, are reclaimed by the earth. Inspired by ideas from the Transcendentalist movement, the work imagines nature as the ultimate equalizer.

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The sculpture takes the form of a decaying police car overtaken by plant life. Inside is a functioning community garden, and protest language is written along its side. When sourcing a real car became impossible, I developed an alternative design using wooden box forms at the scale of a car. I proposed integrating real car parts (doors, lights, and bumpers) to build the illusion of a decomposing vehicle. I also created blueprints showing the sculpture in multiple stages of decay, including design elements like detached wheels placed beside the body.

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I suggested turning the car bodies into raised planter beds and proposed covering the exposed wood in mosaic to reflect unity and the natural reclamation theme. Most of the mosaic materials were personally donated. There are objects from my grandmother’s home after her passing, along with old crafts and toys from my childhood. I sourced the majority of the car parts from a friend’s junked vehicle and led the creation of the mosaics. I also wrote the building instructions and played a substantial role in both the design and construction process.

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