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M O T H

MOTH forms the next instalment in the exploration of EXOSKELETON.

Moon photographs depicting a sole astronaut roaming next to his flimsy vehicle are evoked. Travelling on a sea of equations the journey into space is made. Similarly all aesthetic judgements are born of number and calculus.

The language of numbers in MOTH intersects with the author’s obsessive compulsive past.

MOTH is about metamorphosis and the journey towards light or a solution.

Such is the short life of the MOTH emerging from its exoskeleton carapace to fly its erratic vectors before succumbing to the strange attractor of pure light.

MOTH is the central metaphor for an exhibition and the human condition, which combines a "MOTH" boat with male and female figures. This "Adam and Eve" combination is alternately linked by an umbilical structure to their exoskeleton boat. Together they share the flimsy carapace, which binds them to their vehicle in a constant struggle for autonomy.

MOTH CLOTH MOTHER UMBILLICAL BROTHER

TIMBER MAT FOR A FLOATING NAVIGATOR

DRAWN TO PASS THE ISLAND OF THE DEAD

CALCULUS WINDOW FOR A HOLLOW MAN

FALTERING AT THE GATE OF GEOMETRY

LIKE ADAM AND EVE BEFORE THE SQUARE ROOT OF LIGHT

AS IT BECKONS AN ENTRY FOR WINGED CAOS

INTERSECTING VECTORS FLOATING A WEB OF TIME

DRAWN BY A SHARED SOFT SHELL SOLUTION