art.
Jen’s sculptures are built for interaction—structures you can crawl into, rest beneath, or swing from. Her work explores the relationship between body, structure, and environment, often using natural metaphors to surface ideas around sustainability, care, and interdependence.
Whether a climbable compost pile or a surreal public bench, each piece is meant to spark curiosity, invite movement, and create new possibilities for shared space.
Art that invites you in.
The Compost Playground | The Apple Core
Burning Man 2025
The Apple Core
A surreal, climbable sculpture debuting at Burning Man 2025.
You’re the size of an earthworm, burrowing into a half-eaten fruit. Light filters through patinaed mesh. The bruised skin peels back into rope panels and soft shadow. The steel bones of an apple rise from the dust—inviting you to climb, swing, or simply rest inside.
This is the apple core—the first in a series of large-scale, compost-inspired sculptures. It’s a 12-foot-tall jungle gym made from steel tubing, copper mesh, and twisted rope, designed to be both bold and biodegradable in spirit.
It’s meant to spark movement, imagination, and maybe even a new composting habit.
FEATURES
→ 12x16’ footprint, 12’ tall
→ fully climbable with internal and external rope elements
→ copper mesh “flesh” illuminated by soft light at night
→ fabricated at The Box Shop (SF) with a team of welders + engineers
→ made to withstand wind, sand, and a curious public
