A participant climbs a ladder onto Burden of The Beast. Burden of The Beast by Walker Babington from: New Orleans, LA year: 2023 “Burden of The Beast,” is a fantastical folk art sculpture depicting a bison with a house at its torso. It symbolizes the task of relocating one’s intrinsic understanding of ‘home.’ Both the bison & the house are made with materials from New Orleans structures which have been destroyed by climate disasters, as though the pieces of a fallen home had the sentience and will to collect what could be salvaged, stand up, and head toward higher ground. URL: https://www.instagram.com/sabatomstudios/ Contact: sabatomstudios@gmail.com
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Burden of The Beast by Walker Babingto

Photo by: Duncan Rawlinson

Year: 2023

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A participant climbs a ladder onto Burden of The Beast. Burden of The Beast by Walker Babington from: New Orleans, LA year: 2023 “Burden of The Beast,” is a fantastical folk art sculpture depicting a bison with a house at its torso. It symbolizes the task of relocating one’s intrinsic understanding of ‘home.’ Both the bison & the house are made with materials from New Orleans structures which have been destroyed by climate disasters, as though the pieces of a fallen home had the sentience and will to collect what could be salvaged, stand up, and head toward higher ground. URL: https://www.instagram.com/sabatomstudios/ Contact: [email protected]

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