In the Finite, Infinitely

2020-Present (work in progress)

We are finite creatures grasping at the idea of expansion and understanding the origins of the universe. How often do we look inward? How important is it for humanity to look at the inner space of self instead of solely looking at the external material world? In the Finite, Infinitely is a meditation on these questions. This project is inspired by the Transcension Hypothesis, which examines humanity’s next step in evolution and how (potential) advanced civilizations ascend to inner space. Dense matter and particles of energy create black holes or portals for life to transcend and evolve. I speculate what that process looks like by interpreting inner space as our psyche. Concepts of creation and destruction, life and death are embodied. I imagine how the universe unfolds and crystalizes into matter. These constructed figures conceptualize the process of evolution through the cyclical nature of time and existence. These images are in constant flux, moving through nonexistence and presence. There is an exchange of silence and energy. This communicates the painful embrace of the universe’s inferno and the healing powers of the imagination. In the Finite, Infinitely is a meditation on the philosophical principle of immanence, where there is no separation of object and subject, space and matter. New spaces and landscapes emerge from the void of nothingness, of Blackness. In this place the figure is transformed into a conduit through which the cosmic forces dance, entwine, and reverberate. Space-time collapses and what emerges in its absence are new states of being.