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Bora Akinciturk - Origin Story, 2017, 3D engraved crystal, plastic fish bowl, maggots, led lamps
Bora Akinciturk - Warp Drive, 2019, oil on canvas, single french fry
Iain Ball - Җ, 2011/2020, iPhone, incense of Abramelin
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Iain Ball - I AM NOT ME ANYMORE, 2019, UV Print on acrylic sheet
Bora Akinciturk
Bora Akinciturk - F, 2018, pen and pencil on paper, maggots
Iain Ball - Crisis, 2007
Iain Ball - Җ, 2011/2020, iPhone, incense of Abramelin
Bora Akinciturk
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Iain Ball
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In Buddhism, the term anattā means ‘not self’, referring to the idea that there is no consistent self. Theories of mind point to consciousness being something which is emergent, even existing outside of us! AND whatsmore... The many worlds interpretation of quantum physics is currently looking to be one of the best models we have for what the hell is going on with fundamental reality. THAT means we are constantly splitting off into different versions of ourselves in different branches of the wave function (!whutt!). We are literally not the same entity we were five years ago, or five days ago, or five minutes ago. Sure, you can’t exactly use this as an excuse if you’ve robbed a Starbucks, or whatever. But it’s interesting, aint it. Like woah, what are we? - Some kind of self aware (not entirely self aware actually but...) ever changing indeterminate vibrating arrangement of energy grouped together under the same identity cluster? YE!
And in that regard we hereby present ghost artefacts from various sub branches of the universal wave function...