This evocative sculpture is built from materials shaped by the Atlantic over decades—each fragment carrying its own story of origin, erosion, and rebirth. The central beam, weathered and worn, may have once supported a large sea-faring vessel. Now it serves as the structural core of the piece and a spine for reflection. On one side, fresh brick and sharp metal suggest recent construction, human ambition, and the illusion of permanence. On the other, rusted fragments, softened brick, and rusted metal speak to time’s slow reclamation, sculpted by salt, wind, and waves.

These materials were gathered from Long Island’s shifting shorelines—salvaged from tidal debris, salvage stores, and eroded structures. Transformed in Joe’s home studio, they are reimagined not as waste, but as witnesses—objects that once served a purpose, and will again, in a new form. The installation becomes a meditation on impermanence and continuity: a reflection of how everything we build is part of nature’s cycle, destined to be reshaped, reused, and reabsorbed. It’s a tactile narrative where decay and renewal are constant—and a recognition that even our built environments are not separate from nature, but part of its evolving landscape.