I AM THE SIZE OF WHAT I SEE

2015

Solo exhibition with guest artist Nikolai Nekh
Installation; various components; photographs, found objects, and a book.

I am The Size of What I see explored the limits of our ability to relate to something much larger than us – the age of a fossil, or outer space. The overwhelming sense of amazement and the ever-shrinking space for our dreaming come with it. I AM THE SIZE OF WHAT I SEE is also about the ambiguities that come with our age: the light our cities emanate prevents us from seeing the stars; we turn to old astronomical books for a reminiscence of the “real” sky.

Exhibited works:

I AM THE SIZE OF WHAT I SEE I.
A book (Camille Flammarion: Astronomia Popular, printed in Lisbon in 1892), opened on the spread with the night sky as seen from Europe; a plexiglass pedestal; NASA map of light pollution. Variable dimensions.

I AM THE SIZE OF WHAT I SEE II.
Installation, Hand-cut paper letters, needle pins, wall, dimensions 130x130cm

I AM THE SIZE OF WHAT I SEE III.
Fossil Clam Cucullaea Gigantea, Paleocene epoch, 58,7 - 55,8 million years old, metal construction, paper. 144x144x50 cm

I AM THE SIZE OF WHAT I SEE IV.
A framed book page from Camille Flammarion: Astronomia Popular, printed in Lisbon in 1892; the image description says: this is how the painter imagines Earth, were there four moons and four suns

(Installation shots by Bruno Lopes)