Everything is from Nothing
(Exploring the Big Bang)
Solo show, 2011, Stockroom Gallery
I am continuously drawn back to astronomy. The first time I was introduced to astronomy - in a way that really clicked - I was shown an image of a scattering of galaxies. The Milky Way was one tiny dot amongst many others, and every speck of light in the image was not a star, but actually a galaxy that could be much smaller, or larger than our own. Beyond our own galaxy, there are potentially infinite galaxies. That image (along with its explanation) was the first time the monument of the universe made sense: and the beautiful wonder of my place within it, and all the myriad of flora and fauna and seemingly infinite and amazing minutia of existence.
Astronomy has become a pivotal subject matter for me. It raises questions of belief, mortality, and existence. And whilst there has been amazing advances in our understanding of our planet, and progress on the universe at large: the ultimate question is unanswered. Is there a grand unified theory of the universe and, if so, where do we fit into it? So I decided to explore that question: the beginning – where we might come from and how, and discovered that the best theory going at the moment is that everything that we know comes from nothing; and came into being in a spontaneous explosion; everywhere and all at once. Beyond our imagination and realm of possibility.
Images
Catalogue of works:
1. Artist’s book
Silk screen on paper, 15pp, 12×12cm, 2011.
Limited edition of 20 books, each book unique and numbered 1/1.
2. Push / pull
Monoprint and spirit rub on paper, framed. 78cm x 58cm, 2011
3. Dissent / harmony
Monoprint and spirit rub on paper, framed. 40.5cm x 58cm, 2011
4. Complexity / simplicity
Monoprint and spirit rub on paper, framed. 40.5cm x 58cm, 2011
5. Explode / implode
Monoprint and spirit rub on paper, framed. 40.5cm x 58cm, 2011
6. Melt / condense
Monoprint and spirit rub on paper, framed. 58cm x 78cm, 2011
7. Everywhere and all at once
Monoprint and spirit rub on paper, framed. 58cm x 78cm, 2011
8. Spontaneous #1
Monoprint on paper, framed. 58cm x 78cm, 2011
9. Spontaneous #2
Monoprint on paper, framed. 58cm x 78cm, 2011
10. Spontaneous #3
Monoprint on paper, framed. 58cm x 78cm, 2011
11. Beginning #1
Paper sculpture, silk screen print and spirit rub, mounted on foam core. 21cm x 21cm, 2011
12. Beginning #2
Paper sculpture, silk screen print and spirit rub, mounted on foam core. 30cm x 30cm, 2011
13. Beginning #3
Paper sculpture, silk screen print, mounted on foam core. 38cm x 38cm, 2011
14. Landscape
Paper sculpture and spirit rub, framed. 58cm x 40.5cm, 2011
15. Black / white
Monoprint and spirit rub on paper, framed. 78cm x 58cm, 2011
16. Infinite silence / boundless energy
monoprint and spirit rub on paper, framed. 40.5cm x 58cm, 2011
