Genesis

2020

Cast brass, aramid, stainless steel, servo motor.

‘The desire for unity’.

A wave of one hundred cast spheres represent a human body as the ratio of the elements it is made up of. Different patinas and finishes are applied to each sphere according to the ratio of those elements. 65% oxygen. 18% carbon, 10% hydrogen, 3% nitrogen and the remaining trace elements.

At this basic, molecular level, no-one is unique, making differentiation between individuals impossible. By removing personal identities the viewer is reminded that we are human before we are anything else.