Topos III

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Topos III, artificial basalt and minerals, 2019. 

Topos III is comprised of artificial mineral forms cast from latex in a monochrome colour palette, growing in number over the duration of the exhibition, Turning Digital Geology into Art, hosted by Testing Grounds in collaboration with Golder.

The exhibition utilises geological data and samples from geotechnical investigations undertaken at the Testing Grounds site by Golder. As artist in residence I was commissioned to create work in response to the data, which shows the evolution of the site’s geology over the last 3.5 million years.
More information can be found via Golder and Testing Grounds.