Brine recipes of the moon Europa, the moon Enceladus, and the dwarf planet Ceres courtesy of Mark Fox-Powell (astrobiologist and planetary scientist at Open University, UK); in addition to the base recipes more speculative recipes were also developed. Video source material generated from a custom model/image data set—around the theme of alien oceans using—StyleGAN2. Developed as a site specific installation in dialogue with exhibition curator, Arkadiusz Półtorak.

Produced with the support of the Mondriaan Fonds.

Infused aluminum prints of scanning electron microscope images, glass vial with “factitious earths” custom mixture, glass vial with a platinum capsule of “factitious earths” experiment.

Working with experimental geologist Geoffrey Bromiley, a new planet’s geology was modeled on: archival research into the use of carbonic acid as a restorative gas by steam engine inventor James Watt to heal his invalid geologist son; deep earth carbon processes; runaway hot-house earth scenarios, and the speculative geology of a hypothetical exoplanet.

Project developed with the support of Talbot Rice Gallery at the University of Edinburgh

A cosmic serpent of the Anthropocene

Flint from Charles Darwin’s house worked into a paleolithic style hand axe

The hand axe was both the longest-used tool in human history and perhaps the first general-purpose device. Flint knapping of stone tools has been studied by archeologists to try to understand the cognitive capabilities of early humans and human ancestors by trying to understand the “grammar” of the tool production. In the exhibition, it was installed directly in the wall. I worked with an experimental archaeologist to produce the object.

Sometimes animals in the spirit world drink too much at one of the tobacco pools and get transported into this world.