The Evolution of Light, phase 3

What if we could dissolve the boundaries between matter, time, and space? What would it look and feel like to experience existence as pure energy, freed from the constraints of a physical form? Inspired by particle physics, this series of four images imagines what this could be like, with each painting representing a stage in the process of energetic evolution.

This is the third stage. The electrons spin around, enveloping and transforming everything.

Acrylic ink, oil and wax pastels on canvas
40 cm x 30 cm / 15.75" x 12"

An artist residency at the particle accelerator here in Berlin opened up the world of particle- and astrophysics to me. Electrons race at light speed, generating a very specific kind of radiation, called “Synchrotron Light”, as they go. This light is harnessed and used to observe how materials react to shifts in environmental conditions. In a way, scientists can “see” deep into the interior of solid matter. 

These images are of the "Kugellabore", heritage-listed, sphere-shaped laboratories in Berlin built in the mid-1930s. If it were possible to expose them to the Synchrotron Light  could we not only see inside their walls, but what if we could also see into their past history as well? 

Signed and titled on the back.

The edges are painted in matching colours so that you don't need to frame the artwork. It comes ready to hang as is.