Cevins McCullah

Art that connects people through play, nostalgia, and shared experiences.

This work is a manifestation of grief I carried, unprocessed, for years. Through sculpture and interactive installations, I have sought to externalize and engage with emotions that once felt too vast to articulate. Creating these pieces became both a ritual and a release—a means of working through loss while inviting others into that process of remembrance, transformation, and play. In these created spaces, the viewer is not passive but an active participant, moving through and engaging with the work.
I regularly work with found and second-hand materials, allowing these objects to carry their own histories and memories into the work. These materials ground us in an individual past while also connecting us through shared experiences of nostalgia and impermanence. Play is central to my practice—not just as an action, but as a ritual that grants access to something deeper. It acts as a bridge, linking us to personal myths, forgotten creativity, and the unguarded curiosity of childhood. In these moments of engagement, we step beyond the limits of who we have become and reconnect with the people we once imagined ourselves to be.
Participation is at the heart of my work. Each interaction shapes the piece, allowing it to evolve with every viewer’s presence. In You Are the Last, participants select and document ceramic objects before destroying them with a two-ton press, transforming an ephemeral moment into something permanent through memory. In Jeremy, a diving board extends over a mirrored pool, with a story written beneath it—visible only in reflection. To read it, viewers must lean in, seeing themselves mirrored in the pool, becoming part of the piece. These moments of engagement are where I see the art happening. As people move through these spaces, they carry fragments of the experience with them. My hope is that these works encourage us to slow down, reconnect, and find beauty in the fleeting.