Glass Experiments: Nottoway River sand (Nottoway-US-0044)
Maker
Atelier NL
(Dutch, founded 2007)
Artist
Nadine Sterk
(Dutch, born 1977)
Artist
Lonny van Ryswyck
(Dutch, born 1978)
CultureDutch
Date2022
MediumGlass bottle filled with Nottoway River sand
DimensionsBottles: 7 1/2 × 2 15/16 in. (19.1 × 7.4 cm)
PortfolioVirginia Sand Samples and Glass Experiments
Credit LineGift of Atelier NL
Object number2022.35.10
Not on view
DescriptionThis sand was collected at a sandbar by Beth Roach and Denise Walters, Council leaders of the Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia, on June 25, 2022. Ms. Roach and Ms. Walters share the sand's significance: “We paddled the Nottoway River, talked, listened, asked questions, and sang songs. The river is our ancient place, with flowing waters, large flat rocks, giant cypress trees, fossils and sand. That sand beneath our feet keeps us grounded. It reminds us, the Nottoway Indian Tribe, of who we are, where we come from and what holds us together.” Atelier NL sand archive sample identification number: Nottoway-US-0044.ProvenanceAtelier NL to CMAExhibition History"To See a World in a Grain of Sand", Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, August 12, 2022 - January 22, 2023.
