Evan Friedman

Salt Tailings

Fire resistance and landscape mnemonics through wool and salt.

Rigid Pines. 

At the scale of a Pinus rigida (pitch pine), these apertures provide a fire resistant tunnel.

Light Wool.

The combination of salt and wool creates a unique filtration of light and transparency.

Go Tell Fire On The Mountain. 

A short film of a prescribed burn on farm land.

Wool Surface and Texture. 

A series of digital surfaces and textures created from microscopic images of wool, named for the sheep it came from.

Proto/Rigor. 

A system of field report codes for identifying, logging, recording, and analyzing made material and samples.

Every Sketch. 

A composite drawing of every small sketch and idea drawn over the course of one academic year.

Kiln Project. 

A clandestine kiln project to understand and test the reaction of made material and fire, flame, and embers.

Scaleless Tests. 

Experiments in material and form, from the fibers of paper and wool, to the shape of arches and cities.