This Corrosion XXV & HUDF_LF: Wire Tie II / Bonnie Ralston

Bonnie Ralston
Brooklyn, NY, USA
 
This Corrosion XXV, 2024
Salt, vinegar, iron and copper oxides on paper, 
14x11in.
 
HUDF_LF: Wire Tie II, 2024
Salt, vinegar, iron and copper oxides on paper, 
10 x 10 in.
 
Bonnie Ralston’s sculptures and prints explore transformation and decay through materials in flux. She corrodes steel and copper onto paper using salt, water, and household acids, allowing the metals to break down over time, creating a dynamic, evolving surface. This process, influenced by environmental factors like humidity, reflects an ongoing dialogue between destruction and beauty.
 
Her work challenges the notion of permanence, as the materials continue to change and interact with their surroundings. Ralston reimagines discarded objects as sources of unexpected potential, highlighting the relationship between transformation, sustainability, and the passage of time.
 
Based in Brooklyn, Ralston’s art practice blends sculpture, printmaking, and installation. Her work often uses everyday materials in surprising ways, creating pieces that exist between permanence and impermanence. Whether through the corrosion of metal or the fluidity of printmaking, she brings attention to the delicate balance between control and unpredictability, drawing parallels between the natural world and our role in it.

Price: 600 USD