One Man’s Trash

dimensions: 8.5x24x14"

materials: Clay, wire, wool, paint, glass beads, thread, foil, pastel pigment, ink, gloss glaze

date: 2023

(O)possums are the only North American marsupials. Often viewed as dirty and frightening, they are actually quite clean and non-agressive. When threatened, a possum’s body triggers a comatose, death-feigning state, which makes them less appealing to some predators. Although it is referred to as “playing possum,” this state is involuntary, and can leave the possum more vulnerable (as in the case of oncoming traffic). It is extremely rare for a possum to carry rabies, which is theorized to be due to the possums lower body temperature relative to placental mammals.