Beneath and Beyond
Our Universe could be just one bubble floating in an ocean of other bubbles.
Michio Kaku - Physicist, City University of New York
Boundaries between science, art and philosophy are merge in this body of work. These photographs represent elements of scientific theories on the origins of the universe, in particular the String Theory and Multiverse Theory, and elements portrayed through the use of the bubble as an allegory for the impermanence of life by some of the 16th Century Dutch painters.
Historical evidence from early primitive art has indicated that man has always been concerned with a quest for understanding the origin of the Universe, and presently there is huge investment and interest in the Hadron Collider, which hopes to uncover some of the mysteries of origin, time and space. I have presented these mysteries in a visual way through my photographs, and present the viewer with images which challenge our perception of our place in the Universe.
“Between two worlds life hovers like a star,
‘Twixt night and morn, upon the horizon’s verge.
How little do we know that which we are!
How less what we may be! The eternal surge
Of time and tide rolls on, and bears afar
Our bubbles; as the old burst, new emerge,
Lash’d from the foam of ages; while the graves
Of empires heave but like some passing waves.”
From Don Juan by
George Gordon, Lord Byron, 1819—24
The Alchemy of Love
You come to us
from another world
From beyond the stars
and void of space.
Transcendent, Pure,
Of unimaginable beauty,
Bringing with you
the essence of love.
You transform all
who are touched by you.
Mundane concerns,
troubles, and sorrows
dissolve in your presence,
Bringing joy
to ruler and ruled
To peasant and King.
You bewilder us
with your grace.
All evils
transform into
goodness.
You are the master alchemist.
You light the fire of love
in earth and sky
in heart and soul
of every being.
Through your loving
existence and non-existence merge.
All opposites unite.
All that is profane
becomes sacred again.
Mevlana Rumi