Graciela Cassel :: Cosmos and Gardens

Cosmos and Gardens
Microcosmos to a Macrocosmos

What is energy? Riemann rediscovered the concept of energy. He stated that motion and force are the consequence of geometry. Force is not just a movement in certain direction but the interaction of effects of electricity, magnetism and gravity. We can find an example of the juxtaposing of these forces in our daily life. Michio Kaku stated in his book “Hyperspace” that when we walk on a straight line, our body often shakes and is torn from one side to the other. The effects of electricity, magnetism and gravity cause our body to feel out of control and we cannot walk steadily on a straight line.

The theme of energy. It is really challenging to register movement in a flat surface that is not a video. When the viewer is looking at my work needs to perceive movement in one second. I believe that I am able to get a sense of movement when I multiply the same image with a slight change in each one of the repetitions. In reality, it is the observer’s eye in the intent of refocusing that may perceive and imaginary movement.

Only thinking in a fourth dimension will allow us to visualize the effect of all these energies. In my work, I try to represent the fourth dimension in the spaces in between the three layers of glass. It is there where we can see shadows or where the image may be completed in multiple ways. I imagine it as the fourth dimension.

When I created this new series, I thought about basic elements that represent millions of other shapes or life-forms. For example a basic shape of an ameba can resemble a star or the sun. They both have nucleus and plasma. My work is about trips from a Microcosmos to a Macrocosmos.