Chamber I
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2025 Chamber I
In their ambiguity, the works are intended to recall Oumuamua – that enigmatic object from interstellar space that passed through our solar system in 2017. Neither clearly a comet nor an asteroid, it challenged existing scientific categories. Its unusual trajectory and composition gave rise to speculation: was it merely a cosmic coincidence or a sign of something we have yet to comprehend? So-called rogue planets – homeless celestial bodies drifting through the darkness of space without a central star – can likewise be seen as parallels to Mona Schulzeks series Chambers. They defy fixed systems, orbit nothing, belong to no one – and yet they exist. Like these planets, the sculptures appear to have fallen out of orbit, as if resisting our need for classification. At the same time, Chambers evokes associations with space debris – the remnants of human technology orbiting Earth or occasionally reentering as glowing fragments. They reflect both humanity’s urge to leave traces in space and our inability to control them. Some of this debris is intentionally brought back to Earth – to remote places such as Point Nemo in the South Pacific, the most inaccessible location on the planet. At a depth of around 2000 meters, the remains of decommissioned satellites and space capsules accumulate. Point Nemo is known as the spacecraft cemetery – a silent archive of technological remnants resting on the ocean floor.
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