Showrooms

Invisible Monster Wall Art

Creator: Jonathan Jouan
Offered by: LO Contemporary

Description
INVISIBLE MONSTER 02

“I’D COME HERE WITH ONE GOAL IN MIND: TO DISCOVER NEW THINGS. I’D HEARD ABOUT THIS EXHIBITION WHERE A TAXIDERMIST SPECIALIZING IN SINGLE-CELLED ORGANISMS CLAIMED TO HAVE MADE AN INCREDIBLE DISCOVERY: A NEW SPECIES OF AMOEBA. I’D ALREADY HEARD ABOUT AMOEBAS AND THEIR ROLE IN OUR ENVIRONMENT. I’D HEARD THEY WERE MICROSCOPIC, INVISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE, AND PRESENT EVERYWHERE. THEY CONTRIBUTED TO WHAT THEY CALLED THE NATURAL ECOSYSTEM, DEFINED AS A BALANCE THAT HAD FORMED WITHOUT HUMAN INTERVENTION. IN MY YOUTH, A BIOLOGY HISTORY TEACHER SPOKE OF AMOEBAE AND SINGLE- CELLED ORGANISMS AS INDISPENSABLE ELEMENTS OF OUR SOILS, REGULATING THE PROLIFERATION OF BACTERIA WHILE PROVIDING NUTRIENTS TO THE SO-CALLED WILD FLORA. TIMES HAVE CHANGED… ALL THAT’S LEFT ARE “CONTROLLED” BIOMES TO PRESERVE WHAT’S LEFT OF THEPAST. WITH THE IMPACT WE’VE HAD ON THE PLANET, AMOEBAS HAVE BECOME MUCH LARGER, AND SOME HAVE EVEN BECOME PREDATORS FOR OUR SPECIES. WHO COULD HAVE FORESEEN THIS… I ARRIVED IN FRONT OF THIS AMOEBA, DISPLAYED LIKE A MUSEUM PIECE. ACCORDING TO THE EXPLANATORY LABEL, IT WAS THE RESULT OF A SYMBIOSIS BETWEEN TWO TYPES OF UNICELLULAR ORGANISMS: THE AMOEBA NAEGLERIA FOWLERI, ALSO KNOWN AS THE “BRAIN- EATING AMOEBA”, AND EUGLYPHA ROTUNDA, WHICH HAS SCALES FORMED BY RECYCLING THE SILICA IT INGESTS. COULD THIS SPECIES POSE A THREAT TO US?”

MATERIALS

RYE STRAW, SOLID BRASS, UPCYCLED WOOD.

DIMENSIONS
L 24CM X W 8CM X H 35CM

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Period:	New
Condition:	New.
Creation Date:	2022
Styles / Movements:	Modern
Patterns:	Handmade, Modern
Incollect Reference #:	760605

Dimensions

H.	22.05 in;	D.	3.15 in;	Diam.	9.45 in;
H.	56 cm;	D.	8 cm;	Diam.	24 cm;

Message from Seller:

Located in Timisoara, Romania; the gallery features a curated library of exclusive collections of distinctive artistic objects as well as avant-garde furniture, lighting, textiles and home décor. LO Contemporary’s mission is to promote contemporary art, and the professional and personal advancement of artists by connecting them with the Global Art Market, collectors, press, curators and art organizations around the world. Contact us: OFFICE@LOCONTEMPORARY.COM