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mutual realm
carved yellow cedar, carved white pine, poplar, OSB, MDF, 150 gallon reptile tank, ½ gallon containers, paint, joint compound, glass, beach glass, plastic, dirt, crystal, paraffin wax, olive brine, shoe, copper, sweet potato, potato, vanilla bean, cinnamon stick, Tylenol pm, broth, radicchio, black tea, water, garlic skins, onion skins, rock salt, vitamin D, incense, chewing gum, rocks, samaras, dust, steel, insulation foam, mica, aluminum, brass, carrot juice, green apple, avocado pit, mica, yam berries, coffee grounds, allen wrench, mung bean, tape, mold, pyrite, blood, slag, tobacco, horseradish root, yucca root, beet root, ginger root, kool-aid, leather glove, coins, zucchini sprouts, chamomile seeds, watermelon seeds, firewood, ceramic, petrified bone, earwigs, rhinestones, photography, sound
dimensions vary
2024

Photography by Fanxi Sun

Ontko_03

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the shape of evidence
carved yellow cedar, paint, copper, glass, mica, quartz, soapstone, granite, concrete, volcanic rock, salt, red lentils, black lentils, chili beans, cannellini beans, bamboo rice, poppy seeds, golden flax seeds, marigold petals, chañar, fruit pit, bay leaf
36′ x 6′ x 7′
2022

Ontko_11

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03_TynaOntko copy 

ancient grains
carved yellow cedar, paint, copper, gypsum sand, amber, pyrite, lava rock, beach rock, sea glass, seashell, fruit pit, maple branch, flax seed, mung bean, kidney bean, black lentil, wild rice, bee pollen
10′ x 8′ x 2′
2021/2022

tynainstall layout 1

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devotions
carved yellow cedar, copper, eggshell, maple branch, photography
16′ x 1′ x 5′
2021

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things that get lost
carved yellow cedar, fruit pits, stones, screws, on terra cotta tile
10′ x 4′ x 3′
2020