prints: celestial extinction
99% of all species that ever existed on the Earth are now extinct. We imagine that their spirits migrate to the skies as they pass on. The Celestial Extinction series of prints charts each species' constellation in the ether of the night sky.If desired, you can cut out and fold the print to create a container. While containing the essence of an extinct species is fleeting and it is impossible to hold on to a spirit forever, the container illustrates the contradiction of preserving the unpreservable.
A limited edition series of 50 prints. Each print is 20" wide by 15" high, and is silk-screened by hand with dark navy ink on 140 lb colored paper. All prints are signed and editioned.
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| nomotys longicaudatus | |
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| lipotes vexillifer | |
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| raphus cucullatus | |
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