Alive, with Cerussite and Peppered Moth
Shown at: The Whitworth, Manchester (2017) | Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art , Doha (2019) | Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2020)

3D printed PLA plastic, cast polyester resin, plywood and video projections Dimensions variable

Architectural Collaborators: Palak Jhunjhunwala and Stratis Georgiu

This architectural installation speaks to the evolution of materials and living forms across alternative time epochs. The 3D printed structure represents crystal cerussite ,while the light projections refer to the changing colorations of the peppered moth that occurred during the industrial revolution. At the beginning of the age, the black and white peppered moth experienced industrial melanism –  its pigment became black for better camouflage in an environment polluted with soot residues. This evolutionary strategy was reversed when pollution levels were reduced. These varied states of transformation speak to changing invisible threads of ecology, and compressed time.

The work is now in the permanent collection of Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art , Doha.