The utility of formal precision-calibrated soil categorization systems neglects the poetic categories that mean something to the various users of the site. Here, soil that a deer stepped in is contrasted with soil that a deer stepped over. The only difference between the soils ties directly to the physical placement of a hoof into or over the soil. A plastic vial of each soil hangs adjacent to a drawing made with both soils.

DATE: 2020

MATERIALS: dirt that a deer stepped in, dirt that a deer stepped over, plastic bottle, paper.

SCALE: object

DIMENSIONS: —

SITE: Kelleys Island, Lake Erie, Ohio

STATUS: complete

Small Works (2021), Abattoir Gallery, Cleveland