“Every lie creates a parallel world. The world in which it's true.” - Momus
Falsehoods, exaggerations, unsubstantiated gossip, conspiracy theories, even your little white lies… They all become material in a parallel universe called Repositorium. Alarmingly, Repositorium's mass is increasing at an exponential rate, causing a relative weakening in the gravitational pull of our own planet. This might be the reason you feel a little out of balance these days.
It is impossible to physically travel to Repositorium, but development in space technologies have made possible to build an observatory capable of showing us the constellations of Repositorium and monitoring its activity. This is a visual journey divided in 5 stages, as shown below. Note that the black arrows indicate the part of the journey that this print refers to.
Earth
Where the Repositorium Observatory is
Departure
When the jump to Repositorium starts
▸ Transition ◂
Passage from ou universe to Repositorium
Arrival
You have arrived to Repositorium
Repositorium
Entire constellations have already formed in Repositorium. You can now see them.
This artwork is based on an animation titled ‘Repositorium' - a fulldome immersive 3D animation commissioned for the exhibition ‘Scrolling the Arcane', first projected at Porto Planetarium. It was produced using a combination of softwares, such as Grasshoper, buy Cinema4D and Blender. For more information visit nestorpestana.com/repositorium
The artwork is signed by Nestor Pestana.
Longevity of the artwork:
Average daylight conditions – 80 years
Dark storage in archival box – 200 years
(Only two in storage, but new prints under way)
Product code: Repositorium - buy Transition