Un(sea)n

The artwork represents a construction of microscopic diatoms made from delicate porcelain, representing a ball, suspended above a circular tray of oil. The work concerns itself with the fragility of the micro world but manages to echo back into that which becomes universal. The whiteness of the porcelain pieces reflect into the pool of used black motor oil on the floor, suggesting transience. The way the installation suspends above the circular oil tray requires balance and echoes the precarious dynamic of these organisms in nature. Their fragility reflects back to and becomes a metaphor for our own existence and the fleetingness of life. The fact that the diatoms die and over time become oil, embedded at the bottom of the ocean and in turn used as a human resource, is delicately executed and well balanced.