You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink (2025) by Camryn Maher and David Delfin is the duo's first collaborative piece. Presented as a diptych, the two sculptures draw upon each artist's primary medium and individual practice, coming together to create a single work interfacing with usage debate over Nevada public lands and expressive social politics. Created specifically for the Desert Biennial Project, the work responds to the event's theme of gravity through the use of "A-frame" yard signs and its engagement with the site—public lands at the Apex dry lakebed.
The Desert Biennial Project is an exhibition-based survey of artists based in Nevada. Inspired by the Bullfrog Biennial, artists join from all corners of the state to celebrate the power of community, and the beauty of the landscape and environment. The DBP serves as a home for artists to come together, experiment with installation and performance, and enjoy the state's cultural richness and incredible beauty.
2025 // GRAVITY
The second iteration of the DBP, Gravity, was Inspired by the force that keeps us bound together. artists were asked to consider gravity: defying it, needing it, feeling it, ignoring it, and agreeing with it.
you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drinkYarn, ribbon, glass, ceramics, A-frame sign, astroturf, solar yard lights
2025
