Image 1 of 1
Image 1 of 1
Image 1 of 1
Image 1 of 1
Night Sky on Sirius examines the shift in perception that occurs when humanity is displaced from its point of origin. The work frames this condition through an altered sky, where familiar constellations dissolve and previously central reference points lose their coherence.
What was once stable and culturally anchored becomes contingent on position. The night sky—historically a fixed map of meaning—is revealed as relative, its structure dependent on where it is observed from. Orientation, identity, and continuity are therefore not inherent, but situated.
This displacement introduces a dual condition. Technological expansion enables new vantage points, while simultaneously dissolving the frameworks through which meaning was historically constructed. What is gained in reach is accompanied by a loss of familiarity.
The piece isolates this tension as a broader principle: that perspective defines structure, and that movement across scales—spatial or conceptual—reconfigures what can be recognized, remembered, and understood.
DETAILS AND DIMENSIONS
This photopolymer intaglio and aquatint etching is hand pulled in a limited edition of 1 copy on 300 gram Hahnemuller etching paper. Plate size: 17.5 cm x 40 cm (3.7 X 5.9 inches) paper size: >30 cm x 60 cm (>12 X 23 inches). Each print is numbered and signed and sold without a frame.
-
Publication Date: September 4, 2025
Print Size: 17,5 x 40cm
Paper Size: >30 x 40cm
Composition No.: 49
Night Sky on Sirius examines the shift in perception that occurs when humanity is displaced from its point of origin. The work frames this condition through an altered sky, where familiar constellations dissolve and previously central reference points lose their coherence.
What was once stable and culturally anchored becomes contingent on position. The night sky—historically a fixed map of meaning—is revealed as relative, its structure dependent on where it is observed from. Orientation, identity, and continuity are therefore not inherent, but situated.
This displacement introduces a dual condition. Technological expansion enables new vantage points, while simultaneously dissolving the frameworks through which meaning was historically constructed. What is gained in reach is accompanied by a loss of familiarity.
The piece isolates this tension as a broader principle: that perspective defines structure, and that movement across scales—spatial or conceptual—reconfigures what can be recognized, remembered, and understood.
DETAILS AND DIMENSIONS
This photopolymer intaglio and aquatint etching is hand pulled in a limited edition of 1 copy on 300 gram Hahnemuller etching paper. Plate size: 17.5 cm x 40 cm (3.7 X 5.9 inches) paper size: >30 cm x 60 cm (>12 X 23 inches). Each print is numbered and signed and sold without a frame.
-
Publication Date: September 4, 2025
Print Size: 17,5 x 40cm
Paper Size: >30 x 40cm
Composition No.: 49