Stellar Parallax is a term from astronomy, recognizing both the subject and viewer as being in constant motion; this is unlike a camera parallax, which assumes a stable parallel between both subject and viewer. Here, the visual exchange is filled with cultural and historical elements, adding various layers of circulation to the exchange.
"Stellar Parallax", 144" x84", concrete, architectural panel, UV print on aluminum, vinyl print, 2002. Permanent installation at Google, Cambridge, MA
The rhombus shape references the floor plan of the Google building, while the various visual layers suggest spatial layerings and resonant relationships between the photographic and architectural.
Source material includes an image of cut Bronx walls and floors by Gordon Matta-Clark from the 1970s, and a slow time Youtube livestream of a train in Norway.
The interlocking rings suggest an orbiting set of spheres, a vesica piscis, or a cross section of a single moving sphere.
"Stellar Parallax - Cape Breton", 40"x40", tapestry, photo print, masonite, clear acrylic, UV printed aluminum, 2023