Stardust-to-Stardust

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“The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium
in our teeth, the iron in our blood,
the carbon in our apple pies
were made in the interiors of
collapsing stars. ~ The cosmos is within us.
We are made of star-stuff.
We are a way for the universe
to know itself.” - Carl Sagan

The atoms that form the process of life
were in other forms before they became
skin and bone, and will be in more forms
after life, passing-through, like fluctuations
in the quantum foam, where
mind meets matter.

The grain of salt on your fingertip
has no ambition, no sense of purpose,
no stories to tell, but once it's
on your tongue it blends with
your dreams, it merges with
your emotions, it becomes
the message in the things you touch.

Life creates organic functions from what already exists, and returns it with every breath. We are processes, not things.    

From primal-to-primate, we are stardust-to-stardust.

I made this piece by individually placing and colouring 4,952 stars and 3,592 threads, each twisted into dynamic relationships with its neighbour, all by hand, no part was generated.

01 April – 18 May 2019,
12 March – 07 May 2021,
12 May – 26 August 2022, then
22 January – 21 February 2024
(238 days or 34 weeks)