Bronze cast potato.

3x 2 x 1.5”

Danan Lake’s Cloches de Terre comprises thirteen bronze potatoes, each one unique. Cast during a residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, the potatoes were modeled after real ones given to Lake by a farmer in exchange for restoring a handmade banjo—an instrument he had built decades earlier for his daughter. Their exchange took place as wildfires approached Lake’s home community of Argenta, BC, and the banjo, retrieved during the evacuation, became a conduit for unexpected reciprocity. Each potato is hollow-cast with a small piece of bronze sealed inside, producing a faint chime that varies with shape and size. Three of these bronze potatoes are available for purchase through Collection 1.