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Specimen of Secrecy about Marvelous Discoveries: Clairvoyance
2006
Eduardo Kac
"Specimen of Secrecy about Marvelous Discoveries" is a series of works comprised of what Kac calls "biotopes", that is, living pieces that change during the exhibition in response to internal metabolism and environmental conditions. Each of Kac’s biotopes is literally a self-sustaining ecology comprised of thousands of very small living beings in a medium of earth, water, and other materials. The artist orchestrates the metabolism of these organisms in order to produce his constantly-evolving living works.
I must admit, when I first noticed the bizarre metal wall installation at our local piece of Vancouver beach, I found it eerily reminiscent of the 70's movie "Demon Seed" - and not necessarily in a good way. But after taking a much closer look in last weekend's late summer sun and golden-hour lighting, I couldn't help but find a new and deeply inspiring appreciation for the potential mix of man-art-nature that it has - and will continue to - become. The more I look at the photos and the ways in which one pattern reveals itself in so many intriguing variations, the more I have fallen quite in love with this wall. I look forward to seeing just how it evolves - over time and inclement weather - like a constantly, and naturally, developing piece of art. What do you see?
i woke up about 13:00 pm and felt like taking some assum pics, i never want to photograph myself unless i stand infront of a mirror, but this went pretty good. one of my best shoots i might say.
The "Pirâmides" (Pyramids) monument in Maia, by Pais de Figueiredo and Zulmiro de Carvalho, lit up at night, contrasting with a purple background haze from a nearby stage (out of frame).
The piece consists of multiple slender pointed concrete structures, whose collective envelope forms a pyramid. The upward perspective accentuates their height as they seem to reach towards the sky.