Ridge crest fire fountain (brittle-ductile transition zone) stems from five years of research into the newest and oldest volcanic terrain on earth. This sculptural installation is a fictional underground magmatic chamber which includes a volcanic ash fountain, marble space/time portals and mineral deposits. This exhibition was conceived from a month-long hike/field trip crossing from the north-south of Iceland and consequent encounters with lava fields, volcanic glaciers, obsidian deserts and camping next to the Litli Hrútur eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula. The installation is embedded with fragments of automatic diagrams, thoughts and speculations which occurred during this solitary research period and were informed by having limited resources for survival.
This installation is made from various volcanic and geological materials, such as chemical compounds, marble and metals. The processes of making the installation replicate geological formations through deep space and time, such as stone and metal casting (magma cycles), carving stone (erosion) and making recycled plastic panels (sedimentary rock formation). The installation functions as a seismic deformation of images, concepts and aesthetics found in environmental science, art and occultist practices.
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