Encrusted

2021

A rubber tire encrusted with inch square salt cubes on a low, steel, base with recessed wheels. The piece refers to the potential for the salt crust to return if the speed racers follow the patterns of evaporation and salt growth rather than race every year on the Bonneville Salt Flats regardless of conditions that result in damage to the crust for several years in the future.

 

Photo credit: Amelia Walchli