SERIES: as Above, So Below
About this PROJECT
As Above, So Below is a series of new media works that connects celestial happenings with terrestrial events. Lightfall references the daylight and nocturnal patterns in Stockholm, Sweden, over the course of a year, and was created specifically for the exhibition Sleeping at New Times, which opened on May 7, 2023 at Detroit Stockholm.
Scientific research has shown how the celestial bodies can affect everything from rising tides, to reproductive cycles, agricultural growth patterns, and more. The etymology of the word “lunatic” even suggested that lunar cycles can affect mental states, driving people to behave erratically during intense full moon cycles.
The natural work is the muse for As Above, So Below, referencing its beauty, mystery, and mystical properties. Data serves as the foundation for the computer generative elements in these videos.
The works in this series reference a time when mysticism and science were interwoven. But with the widespread implementation of the scientific method, science and mysticism separated, leaving folk practices like alchemy and esotericism to decline precipitously. The fallout from this schism has fostered the rise of literalism, pitting the definitive logic of science against the ascribed doctrine of religion. As Above, So Below reconnects the fields of knowledge with that which is mysterious.