Toward Singularity
2011
Toner on Paper w/ Thumbtack
8.5 x 11 in
Produced in an Unlimited Edition
The singularity in question refers to the infinitely small and infinitely dense point toward which all things move within the gravitational pull of a Black Hole. The final inescapable destination of all that dares cross the Event Horizon. In utilizing the pedestrian vernacular of standard 8.5 x 11 inch xeroxed pages rather than traditional fine art materials, an unlimited edition of Black printouts has been produced which are freely available in order to spread the infinite blackness of that singularity to potentially any and everyone who comes in contact with the project. This, then, splits reality into two distinct realities for the viewer: one wherein the singularity is the physical manifestation in the given exhibition space and another, where the singularity is this individual page removed from the location. These two distinct realities may then coincide or conflict with any number of other realities as experienced by the individuals who engage the piece, as none of their experiences will be exactly the same. Rather, they will each be processed through the various possible combinations of physical receptors and experienced histories informing their independant view(s). By branching out in this way, the project then begins the journey toward an infinite singularity, a collective subconscious singularity, a thorough eradication and collapse of all these previous realities into yet another; an end reality. One that will take all of those different potential culminations of realities into consideration over thousands of years and with the final breath of humanity’s consciousness, give in to the singular manifest nothingness.
The singularity in question refers to the infinitely small and infinitely dense point toward which all things move within the gravitational pull of a Black Hole. The final inescapable destination of all that dares cross the Event Horizon. In utilizing the pedestrian vernacular of standard 8.5 x 11 inch xeroxed pages rather than traditional fine art materials, an unlimited edition of Black printouts has been produced which are freely available in order to spread the infinite blackness of that singularity to potentially any and everyone who comes in contact with the project. This, then, splits reality into two distinct realities for the viewer: one wherein the singularity is the physical manifestation in the given exhibition space and another, where the singularity is this individual page removed from the location. These two distinct realities may then coincide or conflict with any number of other realities as experienced by the individuals who engage the piece, as none of their experiences will be exactly the same. Rather, they will each be processed through the various possible combinations of physical receptors and experienced histories informing their independant view(s). By branching out in this way, the project then begins the journey toward an infinite singularity, a collective subconscious singularity, a thorough eradication and collapse of all these previous realities into yet another; an end reality. One that will take all of those different potential culminations of realities into consideration over thousands of years and with the final breath of humanity’s consciousness, give in to the singular manifest nothingness.
