Turbid Sweep

_{Excerpt documentation of performance Turbid Sweep and Video Turbidocene 2023 Dur 3.13 produced by Daniel Press.}

_{Calcium carbonate and water motif of stromatolite diagrams sourced from scientific journals.}

_{sand, salt, calcium -carbonate.}

^{Turbid Sweep was performed on the opening night of the exhibition Materiality, at DrawSpace, Sydney (2023). Two protagonists, dressed in boiler suits, moved through the audience while holding a white broom, sweeping over floor-based motifs drawn with calcium carbonate and water. These motifs, inspired by the wave-like structures of stromatolites, referenced the ancient formations found in aquatic environments, where sediment and microbial mats layer over time. Stromatolites serve as a key inspiration for Coss’s ongoing exploration of ‘stratigraphic thinking'.}

^{These drawings left behind a delicate powder that was swept across the floor and collected at the rear of the gallery. The debris on the floor, including food items and dust were swept up, intermixed with the calcium carbonate, the material of stromatolite structures, and stored in a lab jar. This was placed on a shelf with the broom nearby for the duration of the exhibition as a remnant of the performance . The post-performative video work Turbidocene 2023 was projected above. The process of sweeping amongst the audience allows me to delve into the interconnectedness between human and other-than-human elements. By examining the assemblages of geological, moral, and political perspectives, ‘stratigraphic thinking’ speaks to the ways human agency is shaped by situated knowledge.}

_{The performance challenged and transcended the conventional nature/culture divide, to present the possibility of the interconnections between humans and their environment.}

^{installation , Turbid Sweep , DrawSpace 2023 Video Projection, shelf, broom and Lab Jar.}

_{Scientific diagrams OF Stromatolite formations sourced from Geological Survey of Western Australia: Bulletin 147, K. Grey and S.M. Awramik, were transcribed painting with calcium carbonate and water on the concrete gallery floor.}