The Constellation is a new artwork made on demand.
Investors in this original artwork own unique parts and are part-owners of the whole work. Composed of an unlimited number of parts it spans local, national and international borders through an innovative shared-ownership scheme.
map shows distribution of The Constellation shares in 2024
The Constellation is an ever-evolving painting of deep space. It is a single painting made from a multitude of parts, where each part contains an image of a star forming. Parts are distributed widely, the painting existing in multiple places – connecting domestic and private settings, public and institutional frameworks. In response to demand over the coming days, months and years, more parts are made and the painting changes dimension.
Images show one share of The Constellation, 18 x 18cm, acrylic on paper, mounted on 4mm dibond, 2024. This part is held in the collection of Piramidón Centre D’Art Contemporani, Barcelona
Images show work in progress for The Constellation 2023 to 2024, including studio installations at Piramidón Centre D’Art Contemporani, Barcelona
Research notes: images of the intangible
‘Star formation happens in dark areas of the night sky – the internal space of a molecular cloud, where stars are forming, is invisible to the human eye. The formation process involves gas, dust, gravity, turbulence, energy, pressure, accretion, collapse and a million years. In these long-duration dynamic processes the energy of becoming remains in a constant state of flux – here, the celestial imaginary is made of unformed matter, the not yet, indeterminate, uncertain.’