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The Tokamak examines the attempt to reproduce nuclear fusion within a controlled, terrestrial system. At its core is a confined plasma, sustained through precisely balanced magnetic fields that enable conditions similar to those found in stars.
The work frames this structure as a boundary condition. Fusion does not occur naturally in this context; it must be continuously maintained through external control. The system operates at the edge of instability, where containment and collapse remain closely linked.
This dynamic positions the tokamak as both technological achievement and structural tension. The generation of energy depends on sustaining conditions that cannot stabilize themselves, requiring constant intervention and calibration.
The piece reflects on this relationship as a broader principle: that the ability to generate power at scale is inseparable from the fragility of the systems that contain it.
DETAILS AND DIMENSIONS
This photopolymer intaglio etching is hand pulled in a limited edition of 6 copies on 300 gram Hahnemuller etching paper. Plate size: 13.2 cm x 14.1 cm (5.2 X 5.6 inches) paper size: ~30 cm x 40 cm (~12 X 16 inches). Each print is numbered and signed and sold without a frame.
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Publication Date: September 4, 2025
Print Size: 13,2 x 14,1cm
Paper Size: 30 x 40cm
Composition No.: 38
The Tokamak examines the attempt to reproduce nuclear fusion within a controlled, terrestrial system. At its core is a confined plasma, sustained through precisely balanced magnetic fields that enable conditions similar to those found in stars.
The work frames this structure as a boundary condition. Fusion does not occur naturally in this context; it must be continuously maintained through external control. The system operates at the edge of instability, where containment and collapse remain closely linked.
This dynamic positions the tokamak as both technological achievement and structural tension. The generation of energy depends on sustaining conditions that cannot stabilize themselves, requiring constant intervention and calibration.
The piece reflects on this relationship as a broader principle: that the ability to generate power at scale is inseparable from the fragility of the systems that contain it.
DETAILS AND DIMENSIONS
This photopolymer intaglio etching is hand pulled in a limited edition of 6 copies on 300 gram Hahnemuller etching paper. Plate size: 13.2 cm x 14.1 cm (5.2 X 5.6 inches) paper size: ~30 cm x 40 cm (~12 X 16 inches). Each print is numbered and signed and sold without a frame.
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Publication Date: September 4, 2025
Print Size: 13,2 x 14,1cm
Paper Size: 30 x 40cm
Composition No.: 38