The 80” tall trellis-like sculpture uses 3/4” square dowels made from ripped 8’ studs. Assembled with hundreds of countersunk screws, meant to echo the repetitive labor poured into the project in just a handful of days, the display exhibits the intended focus of the work: a multitude of handmade rammed-earth blocks. Each of the rammed-earth blocks are unique in their dimensions; some more clearly show scars and indentations from compression by board and mallet; they have roots, leaves, and twigs stemming from where the soil was locally harvested; some vary in color from differences in mixture and soil type. Not capturable in images is the project’s strong organic scent. My thesis project is meant to challenge the traditional uses of materials in construction and bring into question material honesty and touch. I wanted to build a display that stacked blocks without reading as a wall. I wanted viewers to feel the weight of the work through its precarity. This work was shown as a midyear prototype.