Quantum Descension
“The metallic frame of the
machine hangs weightlessly
from the ceiling. 4 cables strung
tight with tension secure the
extremities of this skeleton to
anchoring walls, as if restraining
it from whatever task it is about
to perform. The function of
the Quantum Descension is
unclear, but the discourse of its
form holds the allure to whatever task it may perform.”
~excerpt from ‘The Spectacle of the Machine’, Ma Thesis~
The Quantum Descension is a machine which distributes
precise quantities of an obscure liquid into a milled aluminium tray held within its form. The functionality of the machine however comes through its
representation, dictated by its presentation as spectacle rather than any action it may
perform. Shown here as a 5-part film, each cropped frame alludes to a greater sense of form and interconnectedness that The Quantum Descension possesses.