Minefield
Post-Industrial / United States of America
Installed in an industrial basement in Old City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Minefield unfolds along a timeline of anthracite dust—geological deep time compressed into particulate form. The installation draws the viewer through near-total 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 eggshell establishes a condition of containment. Coherent photons strike the interior surface, dispersing and refracting against the thin calcium structure. The confined backscatter causes the shell to appear to optically vibrate, the laser light distorting as the viewer’s eyes adapt to darkness. Perception shifts between material fragility and energetic force, holding the body at a threshold where advance becomes risk. ⌬
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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