Minefield
Post-Industrial / United States of America
Installed in an industrial basement in Old City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the work unfolds along a timeline of anthracite dust—geological deep time compressed into particle. The path leads through darkness toward a precision-cut eggshell, intensely illuminated by a decommissioned U.S. military laser. The path cannot be safely walked.
Entered through an X-cut aperture, the shell achieves containment as coherent photons disperse and refract against the inner wall. The confined backscatter causes the illuminated shell to optically vibrate, the light distorting as the viewer’s vision adjusts to surrounding darkness. ☐
Location: Old City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Presenters: InLiquid and Minima
In-kind support: Deirdre Egan
Industry: Arts and Culture—Installation Art
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