Crystalline
2018
Materials: Reclaimed wood, reused electronics, and plants.
4m x 5m x 0.5m
@ Advance Art Museum in Changsha, China
2018
Materials: Reclaimed wood, reused electronics, and plants.
4m x 5m x 0.5m
@ Advance Art Museum in Changsha, China
Crystalline is a wall sculpture using magenta colored LED lights, plants and geometric structures to dominate the site of its installation through a crystalline growth or cancer on the pre-existing architecture. The installation presents a colonizing force of occupation from one perspective and a deconstructed utopian garden from another as the crystal-like forms multiply on the wall’s surface, consuming and transforming it while also blending into it. Crystalline is an experiment in fusing technology, ecology and culture which suggests that the thoughtful hybridization of these forms is necessary for sustainable advancement of our global civilization. The wooden structures of the installation are merged with reused electronics and transplanted local plants so that the artificial and energy efficient illumination of the work’s LEDs activate photosynthesis of plants within the installation while also extending the installation beyond its constructed limitations by painting the surrounding area with light.
The way we currently utilize technology is highly problematic, at best, and where excessive-consumption, disposability, proprietary information and planned obsolescence are crucial components. As we attempt to move forward with the sustainability our culture, we must also look for new collaborative measures to move beyond the Anthropocene through the integration of the environment, technology and society. Crystalline is not just a static object for aesthetic appreciation but is a bright and dynamic work which grows out of the existing architecture as site-specific space where natural and technological elements coalesce.
The way we currently utilize technology is highly problematic, at best, and where excessive-consumption, disposability, proprietary information and planned obsolescence are crucial components. As we attempt to move forward with the sustainability our culture, we must also look for new collaborative measures to move beyond the Anthropocene through the integration of the environment, technology and society. Crystalline is not just a static object for aesthetic appreciation but is a bright and dynamic work which grows out of the existing architecture as site-specific space where natural and technological elements coalesce.
Crystalline was designed and constructed by Justin Tyler Tate in Changsha, China for Advance Art Museum.
