Item
Event

Fog Wedding

An outdoor artistic performance in a grassy meadow surrounded by tall trees, featuring several performers in elaborate gray, black, and white costumes. A taxidermy wild cat is displayed inside a transparent enclosure, while the performers carry natural materials and wear theatrical accessories inspired by nature.
A group of people gathers in an expansive grassy meadow overlooking rolling green hills and a distant ocean. Some participants stand while others sit on the grass, enjoying an outdoor community event beneath a partly cloudy sky.
A performer dressed in an elaborate white and silver costume kneels in a sunlit grassy meadow, wearing a wide-brimmed hat decorated with natural materials and holding a bouquet of greenery and delicate white flowers. A rustic wooden cart and trees appear in the background.
Title
Fog Wedding
Artist/Creator
Annie Sprinkle & Beth Stephens
Description
Part of the artists’ ecosex practice, the work questions hierarchies between species and conventional categories of sexuality. It belongs to the artists’ series of weddings to elements of the natural world, including the earth, the moon, the sun, and fire.
Event Type
Performance
Date
2020
Location
UC Santa Cruz, California USA
Organizer
Annie Sprinkle & Beth Stephens
Geographic Scope
Site-Specific / Single Site
Climate & Ecology Themes
Fog and Microclimate
Queer Ecologies
Discipline / Field
Arts & Design
Concepts
More-than-Human Relations
Ecological Domain / Habitat
Grassland / Prairie
Audience / Engagement Type
Community
Methods & Approaches
Collaborative / Co-Creation
Community-Based Practice
Rights
Rights held by artist or creator
Website
https://sprinklestephens.ucsc.edu/2020/02/29/fog-wedding/
Language
English
Item sets
California Art & Climate Archive
UC Santa Cruz
Media
An outdoor artistic performance in a grassy meadow surrounded by tall trees, featuring several performers in elaborate gray, black, and white costumes. A taxidermy wild cat is displayed inside a transparent enclosure, while the performers carry natural materials and wear theatrical accessories inspired by nature.Annie Sprinkle & Beth Stephens, Fog Wedding 1
A group of people gathers in an expansive grassy meadow overlooking rolling green hills and a distant ocean. Some participants stand while others sit on the grass, enjoying an outdoor community event beneath a partly cloudy sky.Annie Sprinkle & Beth Stephens, Fog Wedding 2
A performer dressed in an elaborate white and silver costume kneels in a sunlit grassy meadow, wearing a wide-brimmed hat decorated with natural materials and holding a bouquet of greenery and delicate white flowers. A rustic wooden cart and trees appear in the background.Annie Sprinkle & Beth Stephens, Fog Wedding 3