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Fata Morgana

FATA MORGANA

2010-2012

Drawing from disparate traditions of organizational image, from Anthanasius Kircher’s 1665 geological treatise Mundus Subterraneus to Piranesi’s munumentalized archeological illustrations to the designs of 20th century visionary architect Bruno Taut, this series of watercolours explores ideas of entropy, science-fiction locational structures, utopian architectural histories and closed-loop energy systems

  • Protectorate 2012 67×32 inches
  • The Destroyer (homage to Bruno Taut) 2012 43×56 inches
  • Axis Mundi 2012 33×44 inches
  • Beacon 2012 22×20 inches
  • The Encyclops 2012 34×44 inches
  • The Visitor 2013 23×31 inches
  • Autonecropolitan I 2012 43.5×61 inches
  • Autonecropolitan II 2013 42.5×65 inches
  • Autonecropolitan III 2014 21×29 inches
  • Natural History Study 2013 14.5×19.5 inches
  • Time hog 2013 14×18 inches
  • Good etiquette (non-bathing machine) 2013 11.75×17
  • Weather Station 2013 43.5×25″
  • Shunt (Garden Variety Umbilicus), 2013. Watercolour on paper, 43.5 x 26″
  • Kleptoparasitic Orphan 2011 18×20 inches
  • Hermetic Island 34” by 43.5” 2010
  • Island 2010 18×40 inches