TORQUEM-NEXUS
US$ 1,166
Overview
This artwork was last updated 569 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
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: "KEPLER-442b"
Constellation: LYRA
Ascension: 19h 1m 27s - Declination: + 39 ° 16 ’48”
Stellar distance: 1115.5 light years.
I did not plan to make this stop on my trip, but the unplanned always hides the best. From the radar just one more rocky planet, ordinary and without interesting formations.
The damage forced a forced landing on what was initially believed to be a smooth gray rock floor. During the descent the existence of fine interlocking structures of brilliant colors became evident covering wide extensions of the surface. They seem to weave connections like wires that sink into the ground.
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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