EPHEMERA
You Belong Elsewhere, exhibition view, St.Gallen, 2024
You Belong Elsewhere, exhibition view. St.Gallen, 2024
You Belong Elsewhere, exhibition view. St.Gallen, 2024
EPHEMERA
Chromed stainless steel time capsules
Laser engraving
Air captured in Switzerland
34cm x 13.5cm and 26cm x 13.5cm
Installed in St. Gallen, Switzerland
Enclosed within durable 34cm x 13.5cm stainless steel containers, the air within has borne witness to epochs when dinosaurs roamed the landscapes, the pyramids were built, and the first world war unfolded. Yet, in its current state, the air is captured and preserved “forever,” disrupting the cyclical nature of its earthly journey. Not only breaking the conventional cycle of atmospheric experiences, but also encapsulating history and life within a singular, timeless capsule.
A specific location of origin is laser-engraved onto the cap of the time capsules. Examining what the human brain does with this information and how it creates reality and history within the captured molecules. Suddenly, air, this ephemeral and transparent medium, becomes something of value, or perhaps something tangible at all.
One could argue that the container is empty, but by binding the molecules to a place, a connection and physical presence is created. Transporting not only the air, but the mind to a distant and physically unimaginable place.