Selenographia Series (2014)
Johannes Hevelius
was a founder of lunar cartography; his
Selenographia (1647)
is an extraordinarily rich volume of lunar studies, resulting
from four years spent observing the moon. His nomenclature for the lunar
features did not take hold, but these names-that-might-have-been go well with
our folded, distorted reinterpretation. This swirling equilibrium fold
represents how space and time are flexible, warping and flexing depending on
the forces at work.
Pieces
[0401] “Selenographia Revisited” (2014), joint work with Michael Benson, elephant hide paper, 8" × 8" × 8" high:
[0402] “Selenographia Revisited II” (2014), joint work with Michael Benson, elephant hide paper, 9" × 13" × 11" high:
[H0281] “Transparent Moon” (2014), joint work with Michael Benson, elephant hide paper and hand-blown glass, 6" × 6" × 11" high:
Original Sheet of Paper
Here is the printed pattern on the piece of paper, from Hevelius's Selenographia (1647):
