Hydrodynamicon
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Hydrodynamicon, 2023-24
Globe with cyanotype blueprints, 60” x 24” x 24”
Flat map, 16" x 30"
Historically, celestial globes offered a view of the night sky and constellations. With cyanotype blueprints based on drawings from my own garden, Hydrodynamicon interprets a centuries-old approach of “planting by the signs” — the belief in lunar tides having a direct effect on water supply in soil and in seeds. With roots in ancient cultures around the world, gardeners and farmers use lunar phases and positions as calendars for growing food. They continue to pass down this traditional knowledge through generations in regions like Appalachia. Part mysticism and part astronomy, Hydrodynamicon merges fact and fiction and illustrates a practice that connects astronomical forces to the smallest seed.