Documented artwork / paired temporary earth sculptures
Two-spirit Earth & Hallowed Mound
Credit as documented: Tanya Aguiñiga
Tanya Aguiñiga created Two-spirit Earth and Hallowed Mound as two temporary commissions for the 2019 Candlewood Arts Festival in Borrego Springs, California. Installed at Galleta Meadows, they used hay bales covered with clay and natural materials gathered from the desert. The artist connects the first form to nature's dualities and the second to fertility. Their shapes drew upon the surrounding land and the cycles through which materials return to it.
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At a glance
- Year / version
- 2019
- Materials
- hay bales, clay, locally sourced natural materials
- Documented setting
- outdoor
- Dimensions
- Not documented
- Dimensions apply to
- Not documented
- Availability
- Unconfirmed
Places & versions
Installation history
Historical presentations. A past installation does not establish the current location or suitability for a new site.
2019
Galleta Meadows, Borrego Springs, California
- Site
- Galleta Meadows
- City
- Borrego Springs
- State / region
- CA
- Country
- United States (inferred; not independently confirmed)
- Event
- Candlewood Arts Festival
- Historical siting
- temporary
Installation details checked 2026-10-17.
Materials and construction
Both forms were designed to direct moisture and encourage growth, allowing weather and biological change to transform the sculptures as they gradually disappeared. The Under the Sun Foundation sponsored the festival; the artist's account does not establish the forms' surviving condition today.
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- www.tanyaaguiniga.com ↗ · Checked 2026-10-17