MAGGIE OWSLEY
East Bay, California
maggieowsley.com
Email: maggieowsley@gmail.com
SELECTED PROJECTS
Spire (in development)
Large-scale living installation built from compost, designed as a slow monument to decay, ecological time, and ritual repair.
What the Soil Holds (2025)
Photographic series documenting ephemeral compost installations; explores decomposition as a visual language and method of cultural memory.
WORKSHOPS & PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
Time Travel Through Compost – Community workshop (2024) Part of The Velveteen Bean’s Soil Magic Series– Educational guide (2023)
Experimental education series using waste systems and decomposition as tools for ecological literacy and imagination.
Composting as Somatic Practice: A Quiet Space for Artists, Feelers & Anyone Carrying the Weight of the World
Part of The Velveteen Bean’s Soil Magic Series– Educational guide (2023)
Each layer of compost becomes a metaphor for transformation. This practice invites you to slow down and feel what you feel, free from language or expectation. There is no right way to show up—just presence.
SKILLS & FOCUS AREAS
• Living systems & decomposition as form
• Installation & site-responsive work
• Writing, teaching, facilitation
• Climate aesthetics, feminist material practices