Prospectus: Art that Rots

Participants are asked to create editionable objects, prints, or drawings made with entirely biodegradable materials. The objects will be packaged and sold with the intention that they be buried by the collector/owner.

Selected artists will be notified the following week and will receive a modest budget of $20 towards supplies. Finished works should be mailed no later than December 4th to:

Katie Ries
Art + Architecture Bldg.
1715 Volunteer Blvd.
Knoxville, TN. 37996-2410

The maximum dimensions are the approximate size of a large grapefruit. The edition size is forty. Variation within the edition is encouraged.

Interested artists and makers should email the following to kt.ries@gmail.com no later than November 6th, 5 pm, EST:

5-10 pdf/jpegs of recent work
a brief statement outlining the proposed object and its materials

Four copies of the edition will remain with the curator. One copy each will go to the libraries of the University of Tennessee and Colorado College. The remaining copies will be sold to interested parties who agree to bury the work at some point in the future and document its decay on the associated blog: http://rottingart.blogspot.com