Conjunction
Plaster, pigment, wax, wood
2017
Two architectural niches stand and face each other, inviting the viewer to pass between them. On the interior of one is a relief cast from recent imagery of the gaseous surface of Jupiter, on the other the jagged terrain of Venus. Perhaps a relic of a bygone civilisation, the standing figures hint at a ritualistic purpose devoted to astronomical landscapes, as in menhirs of prehistory.
The title Conjunction refers to the occurrence of two astronomical objects appearing to meet when observed from Earth, a temporary alignment of celestial longitudes. In August of last year, Venus and Jupiter came as close as four arcminutes, an exceptional conjunction not to be repeated until 2065.
Plaster, pigment, wax, wood
2017
Two architectural niches stand and face each other, inviting the viewer to pass between them. On the interior of one is a relief cast from recent imagery of the gaseous surface of Jupiter, on the other the jagged terrain of Venus. Perhaps a relic of a bygone civilisation, the standing figures hint at a ritualistic purpose devoted to astronomical landscapes, as in menhirs of prehistory.
The title Conjunction refers to the occurrence of two astronomical objects appearing to meet when observed from Earth, a temporary alignment of celestial longitudes. In August of last year, Venus and Jupiter came as close as four arcminutes, an exceptional conjunction not to be repeated until 2065.