Stone has an undeniable presence, and I have a passion for stone sculpture using any type of stone and any type of treatment from carving with great detail to fabrications with rocks carved by nature.

Grade Level: K–2
  Project Title: Stacked Stories
  Objective: Introduce sculpture using natural materials and narrative thinking.
  Activity: Students collect small stones or clay pieces and stack them to form a "character" or "story tower." Each level represents a moment or feeling.

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28 is a vertically assembled stone sculpture composed of stacked limestone and found rocks, balancing carved precision with natural irregularity. As Babich explains, “Stone has an undeniable presence,” and his practice embraces both detailed carving and “rocks carved by nature.” Texture, weight, and material history remain central, with each surface offering a distinct composition through carving, drilling, or embedded stones. The title references the twenty-eight visible faces of the cubic elements, pairing numerical structure with an organic, totemic form.

Echoing ancient stacked markers, the 28 emphasizes verticality, balance, and geological time. Its layered construction invites circumambulation—the act of walking around a work to experience it from multiple viewpoints—encouraging viewers to encounter shifting perspectives where material transformation and reuse anchor both permanence and ongoing change within the natural world.