Without the stars, there would be no us
Mixed Media Installation
Wood, mirror, mylar, foil | 91” x 158” (installation) & acrylic on canvas | 36” x 48” | exhibited in Hobson’s Choice, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance CA (Mar - Apr)
Without the stars, there would be no us imagines the cosmos in expansion, accreting astronomical objects to produce the celestial bodies that we see today. Mirror sculptures on mylar grids reference the farsighted view of Lee Bul’s Civitas Solis II, modeling proportions of time and space that the human mind can only dream of, while demarcating the longings and limits of our civilization. Within this installation, the painting The largesse of red stars speculates on the end of heliocentrism in our solar system - and life on Earth as we would know it. These encounters query the banality of human exceptionalism and meaning-making in a universe where our lives are cosmic dust.
Process
Read my interview with Chanell Stone (former exhibition fellow at Root Division) here. See the installation and process below: