Exoplanets

EXOPLANETS are handcrafted planetary models that are photographed.  All elements within the picture are in-camera, including alien landscapes, accretion disks, planets, and star backdrops.   This new work ultimately questions the extension of our reach in both the universe and our imaginations, and the lengths we'll go to find meaning in our existence.  I am making a thousand of them both as an artistic study and a testament to the vast reality beyond us.

https://thewalrus.ca/imagining-exoplanets/

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I began this project by chance in 2016 when I needed to create planets for backdrops on another project at the time. Then it took off from there, initially influenced by the idea of making art every day with a project I could post to Instagram.  

I aimed to make/photograph a thousand exoplanets, but I’ve only photographed just over 700 …with 300 to go. Can I do it before the 10-year mark? I’ve made way more than a thousand, though, but many are duds (failed experiments).  I didn’t think this was going to take this long.. I thought wrong! I guess I was too ambitious. 

This book is for the curious, art collectors, miniature enthusiasts, space lovers, scientists, and inquisitive minds.  It’s a journal, a catalogue, and a journey through the process.  This project includes collaborations, behind the scenes, and an interview with one of the top exoplanet scientists in the world: Sara Seager. It’s 185 pages of carefully selected images. Thanks to everyone who supported me along the way I could not have done this without you! >>>>>> CLICK HERE FOR BOOK