PETRA-LAMINAE
US$ 1,552
Overview
This artwork was last updated 575 days ago.
2020
Steel, Steel
Unique Work
Dimensions: 77cm (H) x 77cm (W) x 10cm (D) / 30.3" (H) x 30.3" (W) x 3.9" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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About the art
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Artist statement
Cosmoselector's collection of geological samples of exoplanets. Each sculpture represents a geophysical formation of a planet outside the solar system.
Sample collected on the planet: "GJ3323 b"
Constellation: ERIDANUS
Ascension: 12h 15m 22s - Declination: -75 ° 10 ’03”
Stellar distance: 17.5 light years.
In the exploration mission of several underground caves produced by lava tubes, a wall of brittle scales of perfectly pentagonal shapes has been found. When touched, they are instantly undone. The slightest movement causes entire plates to detach. The sample has been stabilized by vitrification to preserve this delicate set. The golden metal is reminiscent of some type of alloy in which there is probably another presence.
Artist profile
COSMOSELECTOR
Born: 1984
Hometown: Madrid
Based in: Madrid
Cosmoselector (Madrid, 1984) is a young interdisciplinary and eclectic artist whose work represents a journey looking for the beauty trapped within the sedimentary geology that nature draws in the today known to science exoplanets.
The discovery of the “unexpected” has always been a powerful catalyst for human creation and improvement. Indeed, …
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Last updated: November 29, 2020
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