Ancalmo never refers openly to Robert Smithson (1938 - 1973), but his project of importing park matter and memories into a gallery recalls the «non-sites» - containers
of mineral matter from carefully mapped locations - that Smithson used to awaken gallery goers to differences between cultural and terrestrial space.
Tactile traces of the brush add to the illusion of watery flow as created in the more
viscous mineral matter of oil paint.
Sea creatures with calcium carbonate skeletons eventually die and some of
mineral matter in their skeletons is buried in the sea bed.
In most cases ash becomes an undesirable residue and a source of pollution, but for some purposes (e.g., use as a chemical feedstock or for liquefaction) the presence
of mineral matter may be desirable.
«You may be focused on macronutrients, but micronutrients like vitamins and
minerals matter, too,» says Irick.
When referring to dog and cat food, «ash content» is
the mineral matter, including magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, iron, and copper.
It is called food grade, as in it talks about using it as an anti caking agent in animal foods, It also says Food Chemical Codex Grade, it has Diatomaceous Earth and Calcium Bentonite, guaranteed analysis says moisture maximum 8 %, ash (
mineral matter) maximum... 95 %.