The conundrum of dark matter leaves us
in staring at a tantalizing blind spot. How can an invisible thing with the inexorable
pull of matter evade our eyes? We rely on science to poke at fundamental
concepts that move outside our sphere of comprehension. The pattern of our
universe is so tied to this, perhaps impossible, question that we must find new
ways to measure the cosmos in hopes of detecting why so much of the world has
avoided our gaze and is slipping into infinity.
This work uses the European Space
Agency’s commissioned Flagship Mock Galaxy Catalogue data. Using a tiny portion
of the Swiss supercomputer generated pattern, it shows the evolution of a
synthetic universe depicting the clumping of matter (visible and invisible)
leading to the formation of galaxies like our Milky Way. The central shape in this screen-print was traced from a meteorite found
in Sweden in 1906 thought to be billions of years old.
Printed on 50% cotton Fabriano paper, edition of
12, signed. Each print varies slightly due to the nature of printing blended
inks. Print image size 35 48cm (paper size 53 x 76cm), framed 61 x 81cm.