A detail shot of several coffee beans chains hung from the ceiling in front of a white wall, while symmetrically installed, here they appear staggered with some closer or farther apart. The focus is on a central unroasted coffee bean chain which has a pale green jade-like color. The coffee beans have been paired, flat sides together, so that they become beads. Reminiscent of a rosary or prayer beads, each bean has been drilled through and the pairs connected by small loops of golden brass wire.
semilla santa
Unroasted and Roasted Coffee Beans and Brass
Dimensions Variable

2025 - ongoing
2026 installation at Wave Hill (Bronx, NY) as part of Winter Workspace

Image Description:
A detail shot of several coffee beans chains hung from the ceiling in front of a white wall, while symmetrically installed, here they appear staggered with some closer or farther apart. The focus is on a central unroasted coffee bean chain which has a pale green jade-like color. The coffee beans have been paired, flat sides together, so that they become beads. Reminiscent of a rosary or prayer beads, each bean has been drilled through and the pairs connected by small loops of golden brass wire.