Great Salt Cove Macroalgae
Dublin Core
Title
Great Salt Cove Macroalgae
Description
Great Salt Cove Macroalgae is inspired by the artist's research into red seaweed species found in Narragansett Bay, and Great Salt Cove, a body of briny water that once covered a portion of what is now downtown Providence. It is a series of three 8’ x 10’ handmade paper pulp paintings based on non-native seaweed pressings and maps of this historic waterway. Pulp paintings are images made entirely of paper, by pigmenting pulps made from plants.
Creator
May Babcock
Date
2018
Medium
Sculpture; plant pulp, handmade paper
Location
181 Washington Street
Dimensions
3x 8'x10'
Budget
$2,500
Funding Source
General Fund
Website
https://www.maybabcock.com/
Photo Credit
Scott Lapham
Public Art Pathway
PVDFest Public Art
Geolocation
Collection
Citation
May Babcock, “Great Salt Cove Macroalgae,” ACT Public Art Database, accessed July 1, 2025, https://actpublicart.artculturetourism.com/items/show/36.