Created as part of the Municipality of Paliani Stone Symposium in Crete, Greece, in the summer of 2008, Un-Still Life II continues the theme of growth and organic transformation.
The sculpture was carved from a single block of Travertine stone, the central area of which was removed to create a chamber which was then filled with soil and compost. Nine hundred holes were drilled from the external face of the sculpture to the central chamber and filled with earth and seeds from native plant species. Next year when spring approaches a citrus tree will be planted in the large opening at the centre of the piece.

Like its underwater counterpart, which has been changed, marked and eaten by coral and other marine organisms, Un-Still Life II will also be transformed and brought alive by the growth of the plant material. This land-based observation is intended to highlight differences between marine and land evolutionary cycles. The ironic Un-Still Life II will perpetually change with the seasons, providing a stark contrast between the inanimate stone and the fertile plant growth.

Materials: Travertine Stone, Compost and seeds.
Size: 1000x1000x650.