Here hangs a chandelier made from charred willow, willow whose roots swallow the rivulet that it hangs over. A rivulet that was swallowed years ago by this town. For me, chandeliers represent a time in our collective history of violence and invasion, darkly hidden behind elegance and opulence. Wonky and delicate, this chandelier sways and swirls in the wind. Pure carbon, connected with copper and wax.

Before you make the charcoal you must strip-off the willow’s bark, easy as a band-aid. Willow bark has anti-inflammatory properties, while charcoal filters out impurities.

This town is here to stay (or is it?), so how do we heal its wounds?

Materials
Charcoal made from white willow branches (Salix alba), Casurina branches and nuts (Casuarina equisetifolia), recycled copper wire, recycled paraffin wax

Caitlin Fargher

Charcoal Chandelier