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Human Frontiers

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2022

Translucent textiles

1 x 1 x 1 cm

Arti Struyanskiy

A textile "flattened" 3-dimensional visualisation of a 4-dimensional space acts as a testimony to our place in the universe.

Inspired by early inquiries into visualization of 4-dimensional space through cube shape by Charles Howard Hinton in his book “A new era of thought” to create my artwork I’ve decided to focus on the idea of a ‘flattened’ 3d space. As in a 3-dimensional space a 2-dimensional plane has no “corners” to hide behind – so is a 4-dimensional space unfolding a 3-dimensional topology ultimately leaving no hidden nooks. In other words, 4-dimensional existence implies perceiving all sides of a structure at once. Translucent textiles enable the viewer to experience such implications. However, these concepts are challenged by elements of nature – the light is capable of constantly alternating the colors; moving around the structure endlessly transforms the appearance, educating the viewer about the ever-changing topology of the space. The primary and secondary colours become a blended visible spectrum where one colour no longer can be separated from the rest. This endless andlessness of forms, perceptions and concepts is at the heart of being a human. We know there is no bottom or top level to existence, yet we still push further and further with our futile desire to reach the “final frontier” of space-time, thought and being. This tiny sculpture is a testimony to our place in the universum – a visual example of how little we understand and at the same time how bottomless this little quantity is.

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Title

Date

Medium

Dimensions

Genre

Style

Artist

Collection

Human Frontiers

2022

Translucent textiles

1 x 1 x 1 cm

Sculpture, Textile

Arti Struyanskiy

Moon Gallery

Launch

Date

Mission

Operator

Location

State

COSPAR id

19 Feb 2022

Antares 230+ / NG-17 Cygnus resupply mission

Northrop Grumman

Wallops Island, VA, USA

USA

2022-015A

Space

Location

Platform

Operator

COSPAR id

LEO

International Space Station

NASA, ESA, Roscosmos, JAXA, CSA

1998-067A

Return

Date

Vehicle

Operator

Landing

COSPAR id

Status

Location

11 January 2023

Dragon CRS-26

SpaceX

Gulf of Mexico

2022-159A

Returned

Moon Gallery Foundation

Artist

Arti Struyanskiy

Arti Struyanskiy

Russia

Collection

Moon Gallery

Moon Gallery Foundation

Moon Gallery

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