The way I made the original sculptures was by dropping material everyday onto the base in order to create over time
these stalagmite shapes.
The waterlogged remnants were clumped onto a circular base, creating a cluster of
stalagmite shapes over a period of time, which were then cast in bronze.
Within these vast caverns you can witness incredible formations of stalactites and
stalagmites some shaped like human and wildlife figures.
Not exact matches
The authors could make a stronger case for Neanderthals if they can show, for instance, that the
stalagmite pieces are uniform in size or
shape and therefore selected.
Many Riviera Maya cenotes are adorned with fantastically -
shaped stalactites and
stalagmites.
Here in the V -
shaped ledges, cut into solid limestone, are stalactites,
stalagmites and columns (where stalactites and
stalagmites have joined) which do not exist in the shallower waters of the Blue Hole.
The
stalagmites and stalactites seem to form recognizable
shapes.
Stalagmites form slowly over thousands of years, as calcium, carbon and oxygen from water slowly dripping through the soil and rock above the cave builds up into the cone -
shaped rocks seen on the cave floor.