Vestiges - from the French vestige meaning a mark, trace, or sign, from the Latin vestigium meaning footprint or trace. I started this project by harvesting snails from Jacob’s aquariums and bringing them to live in my studio. Imagining them as my ancestors- time traveling mystics to behold secrets and mysteries of past and future. Through our friendship, I could bear witness to their universe, listen to their voices, and learn their songs. With this work, I’ve been thinking about the recent deaths of my father, and Sheila, our beloved German Shorthaired Pointer.