Tarantula’s Kiss

Tarantula’s Kiss consists a large scale photo wallpaper(3x6m) of the latest image from the James Webb telescope depicting the tarantula nebula, a large galactic formation of endless stars and cosmic nebulas. On this background 11 spaceflowers as lenticular prints in two different sizes are mounted on the wall.

The lenticular prints link organic and non-organic nature: the AI-supported overlays of close up photographs of flowering plants from the artist’s garden and imagery of the universe from NASA’s online archive intertwine the relationships between ecological and virtual environments questions about temporality and scalability. The AI programm generated a sequence of images where flowers disolving slowly into images of the universe. This connection between near and far, between the fleeting vitality of flowers, contrasts with the eternal constancy of the universe and questions our positioning in the cosmos and challenges us to rethink our relationship with nature. 

The lenticular prints themselves also invite the visitor to move back and forth in front of the work in order to take in different perspectives and at the same time bring their perception into focus. It is about directly positioning oneself in front of the artistic work itself. The changing images, depending on the viewing angle, challenge our attention and make us aware of the subjective nature of our experience.

For the Arte Laguna Exhibition I would like to show a further developed version of my Spaceflower project. For the past three years, I have been  constantly growing my database with new flower photographs from my garden and the latest space images from the James Webb telescope in order to create new AI-generated works. The size of the wall paper is variable and can be adapted to the space.