Undercurrents of reality

physics visualization, models, and photography

This is my latest work - from research to production. It’s best viewed with anaglyph 3D glasses. These sculptural-based models that are photographed represent physics at the smallest scales. Overall, scale is a fundamental aspect of the human experience, shaping our perceptions and actions in a variety of ways. The scale of our 'subjective large world’ makes sense, and there are many laws of physics that can describe it in exact detail. However, the laws of particle physics are run by another set of rules that clash with our perception of reality. Particles challenge our traditional notions of causality, determinism, and objective reality. This has profound implications for our understanding of ourselves and our world. It challenges our sense of agency, as it becomes unclear whether our actions are free or predetermined by the underlying framework. It's this duality and contradiction of the natural world that interests me.


The work was funded by the Ontario Arts Council

EXOPLANETS EXOPLANETS
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!