A person holds a smartphone in front of a blue wall with a large graphic of a stylized robot or machine. The phone screen displays an augmented reality visualization of a colorful, abstract robot figure.

Rare Earth

There is a place, passing through gaps, information holes, impure materials, lasers, lamps, magnets, motors, batteries, cameras, and flares where a body is rusting away, right before is lost.

Year: 2021

Materials: Vynil, tablet, video, VR space

Dimensions: Variable

A woman with blonde hair, wearing a light pink jacket, stands in front of a large Facebook logo on a blue wall, scanning a QR code on a smartphone mounted on the wall.

Rare Earth places visitors in a space between presence and absence. Silhouettes of vessels appear as missing data on blue walls, accessible only through a QR code displayed on an iPad. Bodies navigate between walls and screens, phones in hand, searching for answers.

Person holding a smartphone taking a picture of an art piece in a gallery, with blue and white walls featuring large graphic designs.
A person is taking a photo of a colorful art piece with a smartphone. The art piece is on a wall with a blue background and features a large white graphic resembling a stylized electronic device or sculpture. The person is holding the phone in front of the art, capturing an image of a small, colorful object on the phone's screen that appears to be a toy or figurine with vibrant yellow, purple, and orange colors.
Person holding a smartphone taking a photo of a wall with dotted images of various climbing harnesses, with the phone screen showing the harness images.