Cameron Krow

Primordial Womb Photographed on 35mm Kodak Portra 400 Sculpture of coyote willow, salt cedar, basalt, and red earth Assistants: Ayeen Telopa and Mitchell Olsen Gallery installation for Enwomb exhibition at the Harwood Art Center October 2019 Today marks two years since I destroyed this sculpture. Myself, @waxwingtrashking and @_.moon.seeker._ built it from the bottom up within one week's time in the Harwood's main gallery space where it lived for only 20 days. Because it would not fit through the doors, it had to be entirely dismantled. There is no unweaving a thing like this, only sawing it to pieces. I did this alone in the quiet of the empty brick building, the room still thick with the scent of the curing willow. As one would expect, this process was at once heavy and cathartic. Part of this work for me has always been the ephemerality. Nothing lasts and that is a beautiful thing. But this is the only time I have been tasked with destroying my own art. I would like to one day make work with the express intention of its ceremonial destruction I can be so bad at documenting and sharing the things I create. This is the first time I have shared this piece here on this platform. Often when I pour my soul into this work, I feel protective of it. As if by just willy nilly releasing it into the world, I will be paying it (Or myself? Or the spiritual experience of creating it?) a disservice. Especially to allow it to be relegated to the realm of mere digital "content" for the insatiable social media machine to chew up and spit out before it quickly moves on to the next flavor. But here it is; today it felt right to share it, which is perhaps its own form of destruction, letting go To offer a little more background, this woven womb space is a nod to the cosmic egg, however representing more of a rebirth than an origin, it emerges from the smoldering remains of what once was; a new coming of the world of the sacred feminine Guests of the exhibition were invited to enter inside where there was an altar of hand formed micaceous clay bowls, filled with various elements of the land... ....continued in comments... #cameronkrow #landart #installationart

Here are some photographs of the Ouroboros when it was hanging @SisterBar in August to November 2019 This piece originally came to me not in the form of an idea, but in a vivid daydream. The first time that I had it, it was more rudimentary. It was a cool concept then, but I didn't think much of it. But then this strange vision kept reoccurring. With each time, the details of the snake were clearer. Soon enough it was animated. Then it became alive. It started to appear in my dreams at night as well. It breathed and made noises. It moved slowly and uncomfortably. Its eyes looked into me. A real giant snake with skin of cholla skeletons, swallowing itself in a black void. I thought this vision too important to keep to myself, so I brought it up to Zeus, owner of Sister, where I worked at the time, and where I first saw it. I told him that I would like to create a sculpture of it. Honestly, I was caught off guard when he asked me when I could have a it constructed and hung. Next thing I knew, I was diving head first into this project, unlike anything I had ever attempted. It was quite a journey, doubting myself many times along the way, but two long and hard months later, I had managed to bring that vision into this reality. It's one of the sculptures I am most proud of Now that I've finally got it hung back up in my barnpartment, I am considering its future. Ideally, I would like to hang it again at a gallery. If you know anywhere that would suit it, don't hesitate to let me know #cameronkrow #ouroboros #landart #landartist #cholla

I'd be in southern California right now building interactive art with some extraordinary humans if it weren't for the pandemic⁣ ⁣ I was really looking forward to it as time for getting some mental clarity and setting intentions for the future road ahead. But such is life⁣ ⁣ This is my contribution to last year's Meditation Grove by @tigrebailando at #lightninginabottle. I had not expected to be given such a meaningful role in the project and I'm still deeply grateful for that opportunity to bring some magic to life⁣ ⁣ ::{(( P O R T A L ))}:: ⁣ ⁣ 📷 PC @alikolphoto ⁣ ⁣ #cameronkrow #portal #landart #landartist #earthart #installationart #lightninginabottle2019

Cuando descanses, hace más adobes Last year as I started getting into low fire ceramics, I thought I would construct a primitive kiln made of adobe to fire them in. It was intended as a birthday activity, but I underestimated how involved the process would be, and with all the busyness of my work and personal life, it ended up taking the better part of a year I made the brick forms from lumber scraps at my studio, and with a little help from my friends, I made a couple hundred adobe blocks with the earth on site. The kiln design was inspired by the best parts of different iterations on the theme I found through my research. The whole thing was a labor of love A year down the road, I finally fired it for the first time with some coil built pots that our little community made together. It was a big experiment with a lot of unknowns, and a number of challenges, but it was largely a success. I can't wait to continue to explore the process! Forming structures and ceramics from little more than our hands and the earth beneath our feet connects us to the ancestors across the world and the ages. It's a beautiful thing I anticipate that delving into these mediums will serve to expand my future art and building practices Stay tuned for more, but until then, enjoy this film from September of the process of constructing this special little kiln 🤎 🎥 by Simon “Kuba” Kaskiewicz @kubadooba Song by the legendary Alfonso Cruz Jimenez

So much needs healing, 2025 Cameron Krow Clothing, blankets, towels, curtains, plastic bags, wire insulation, bailer twine and other discarded textiles recovered from the Rio Grande bosque; and frame constructed from oak shipping pallet 12x12" This is a piece that I made for the @harwoodartcenter 12x12 show last December. It's a little warm-up for a future series predominantly made of found materials discarded or forgotten by our city's unhoused community and which centers on themes of place, home, refuge, transmutation, abandonment, and consumerism As I gather these materials, I also collect all the moop I can, while not disturbing active sites. It's all very heavy to carry — physically and emotionally. But it is also fulfilling to both provide a community service and make beauty from the refuse of our world I am organizing an impromptu community trash pickup in the bosque tomorrow afternoon. If you live in the Albuquerque area and you'd like to join, send me a DM for details

Cosm is a living being. A sentient glowing orb. Ambiguously extraterrestrial and subterranean, it may have crash landed into the Earth or emerged from inside. But the timing of its appearance is no coincidence. The darkness of our world has triggered a cosmic immune response. Ecological catastrophe, endless war, poverty, authoritarianism, unchecked economic and technological growth — humans have forgotten what they are and where they come from, and so, we have lost our way. In the primordial language, far far older than words, Cosm comes to deliver a message: we are born of the light which breathes through all things. We are not separate from our planet, our planet not separate from the galaxy, the galaxy not separate from the universe. There exists no space between ourselves and the rest of creation. All are one. Beneath the illusion of self, we are nothing more than that great undulating breath of light which knows no beginning or end. How will this transcendent truth guide the path forward? Cosm, 2026 Cameron Krow Piñon and juniper branches, mulberry paper mache, LEDs 66 x 66 x 22 in Video by Simon “Kuba” Kaskiewicz @kubadooba Hosted by @sisterbar Funded by Albuquerque Public Art Urban Enhancement Division @abqpublicart Song by @rivalconsoles

February 6th at Sister, Cosm, a light-based sculpture by Cameron Krow Join me on the Sister Bar patio for the first Friday ABQ Artwalk as I unveil my latest work. This project is funded by the City of Albuquerque Public Art Urban Enhancement Division’s City Brights III initiative. I’m super grateful for this opportunity and for the collaboration and support from the City and Sister. I’ve put all of my heart and hands into it, and I’m excited to share what’s been forged out of that process The unveiling is followed by a dance party featuring DJs @th0tdaughter_ and @radioroselight . See you there!

Looking back on 2025 from up here, part two

Looking back on 2025 from up here, part one

Return now to that place you lived before you were born, sweet creature

Because of the warm lingering autumn, I was afforded a late October opportunity to visit the Bigtooth Maple and Gamble Oak forests of the Manzanos, in their flamboyant display of letting go, for the first time in quite a few years. I was a few weeks too late to catch them during their peak, but there was still plenty of color. Seeing the trees ignited a flood of nostalgia and emotions I had planned on hiking to the crest of the mountain, but after arriving, decided I'd be more content wandering around in the canyon below. There I had a spontaneous inspiration to play with the maple leaves, which, surprisingly enough, I have never thought to do before I soon became totally absorbed by the task of hopping from tree to tree collecting my favorite leaves. The hours passed quickly, and by the time that I knelt down to experiment with my materials, I noticed the sun was already threatening to set over the mountain, so I made the decision to take them home with me instead, and enjoy the last moments of the light sitting on a rock, having a smoke, and listening to the forest The following morning, I found a nice spot beside the pond and carefully laid down the leaves in the ephemeral spiral that you see in the first few photos. It was a fun little study, albeit a little stressful every time the wind kicked up. I had to start over a few times, which highlighted to me where I could work on my patience haha I stored the rest of the leaves damp so they wouldn't get dry and muddied, and the following day I affixed them to a scrap piece of plywood in the color gradient pattern that you see in the fifth photo, aiming this time to make a piece that might last All in all, I really enjoyed these first attempts with leaves. It was good to flex the (he)art muscle and get the creative blood flowing. There's a beauty in the temporality of using these kinds of delicate materials — the short windows of time that they can be collected, used, and appreciated — that really speaks to me. Nothing gold can stay! I'm glad that the spirit moved me to experiment with them, and I'm already thinking about what else I might want to try in the future

Hi friends of Oso 🖤 Last week, the goodest boy in all the land nearly left us when a splenic tumor burst and caused excessive bleeding in his abdomen. As his human liaison faced with hard decisions and no time to lose, I chose to do everything in my power to keep him alive. Many of you prayed for and sent your love to Oso, and thanks to you and his strong will, his emergency surgery and blood transfusion were successful, and he is recovering better than could have ever been expected so far. We're now expecting him to make a full turn around and live out the rest of his years normally. Oh thank dog! This is an enormous relief. However, this life-saving veterinary operation was not cheap, and now I've found myself in quite a lot of debt (about $9k). If I spend five years paying it off myself, it was still worth every penny, but I'm hoping that there's another way Oso is such an important part of my life - I treasure him more than anything, I don't know who I would even be without him, he's the best friend I've ever had. And he has such an incredible community of friends and fans all over the world who know and love him. I made a GoFundMe (link in bio) and I will also drop my Venmo and Cash App at the bottom of this caption. If everyone chipped in just a little bit to his surgery fund, it would help our lives immensely, and you'd be retroactively contributing to Oso still being alive and kickin I know there're a lot of causes in this world that require our collective contributions - please consider this one among them. For every contribution $50 and up, I will send you a personal postcard in the mail to express our immense appreciation for your help. Thank you so much Venmo: @cameronkrow , Cash App: $krowbucks