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Terranean
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2020
Installation (ready made terracotta objects),
400 cm x 60cm x 40cm
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‘Terranean’ is a neologism I have created, literally means “related to Terra”. Terra means 'earth' and etymologically coming from the name of Greek goddess of Terra along with Gaia. The both goddess were the source of life and representing the earth themselves and creating the maternal reality of living planet.
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The installation is constructed around this ancient holicism. It is consist of found terracotta objects.
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Terracotta's raw material clay (2SiO2 with iron component) is one of the fundamental matter of the planet and terracotta means ‘baked earth’, which has a certain irony given the state of climate change and wildfires in the current condition of the mother earth.
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The installation can be seen as the artifacts from the future's civilisation as a burned out inorganic planet.