The Path, 2021

Trail stones, variable dimensions

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​As an appropriation of natural objects (stones) that were manipulated for a purpose (painted to be trail markers), The Path embodies one of Littwitz’s primary interests, which is to map landscapes that are in continuous transformation thanks to geological, geopolitical, and/or cultural factors. As in Like a Shadow of a Great Rock in a Weary Land, 2017 (p. 38), this work triggers existential questions. It also, according to Littwitz, questions Michel Foucault’s notion of “heterotopia,” a term the French philosopher used to define places—like cemeteries, or Turkish baths—that are “worlds-within-worlds,” mirroring and yet distinguishing themselves from what is outside.

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Photos: Trevor Good / Alexander Levy