Lou Jaworski, JET 003, 2022

2022

Medium

Carrara white marble

Dimensions

22 × 200 cm

Status

In Gallery Collection

Collect24 Art ID

C24-156001

Two groups of oversized crystals of white marble are spread out in the room, joining together to form the sculptures "JET 001" and "JET 003", from whose center an energetic force field seems to emanate. Through the distortion of size, they are reminiscent of 3D models, scalable in dimension and shape, transforming the gallery into a semi-digital space in which unknown forces unfold. Detached from the environment, they are quotations of natural conditions, artificial replicas of geological structures, and are reminiscent of spiritual practices in which crystals are said to have healing and protective effects, which are also shared by spiritual web communities. However, the special properties of crystals are not only appreciated from a spiritual point of view as carriers of energy, but are also the inspiration for innovative storage systems on crystal glass in nanotechnology and are known as "Superman Memory Crystal". Due to their geological materiality and shape, the crystals seem to be released from time-related concerns, but still seem to influence current events. "JET 001" and "JET 003" as CNC milled crystalline floor sculptures illustrate this monolithic force that transcends our understanding of time, carries millennia-old traces within it, and at the same time acquires a digital appearance through Jaworski's conceptual interventions.