New Earth seems to be a dream. Popculture visions of planets combine with Earth and Mars landscapes.
New Earth_Turfan, 99,5×52 cm An inspiration for this picture was a postcard from 50’s that shows the Sukung Pagoda in Turfan–a city in north-west China. An arid landscape with a strange conical structure looks similar to the project of martian habitats designed for NASA.
New Earth_Fog catcher, 34x67cm. Fog catchers are constructions which utilised to collect water from fog. They are used in dry, mountainous areas for example in Chile, Peru, Ghana.
New Earth_Tatooine, 34x67cm. In the Bonneville martian crater there is a moisture farm from the desert planet Tatooine.
Information from another planet. Phothos. Decriptions of the place, date and martian time.
As true conquerors we have given the names to new lands.
The deserts which have never been touched by a living human.
New Earth_Mars. 26 Nov 2018, 56x 76,5cm.
New Earth_25 Apr 2019. The sunset on Mars, 6:30 of martian local time.
New Earth_Mars. 24-25 Mar 2017, 52 x152cm. Panorama of Bagnold Dunes, 360°.
New Earth_Mars. 9 Feb 2014, 56x 76,5cm.
New Earth, copper plate, patina,varnishø19cm
A land with no shelter. Machines keeping us alive, but only for a while. Silent memories of green, balming burnt eyes.
New Earth with new nomads fighting for it. Buried kirks, new faith has come. Ashes underfeet, Ashes are fertile.
It’s how it must be. We were fetched here. I am scared. Cause I know mum’s gonna leave the front door.
