Dustopia is an ongoing research and archival orientated project, begun in 2012, that registers encounters with dust. Dust is collected from places and contexts that either are undergoing, or have a history with a state of change, transition, transformation or conflict.
Dustopia | Dublin Port Pumphouse | 15.1m
38.5 x 29 x 15 cm
archival box containing a 15.1m long drawing, photographs and collected dust samples in plastic containers and ID tags. The drawing was produced with dust collected from within the pumphouse at Dublin Port.
Storm Clouds of The Twenty First Century | SkyFALL and wingDUST | Field Notes 4
38.5 x 29 x 15 cm
archival box containing glass dome jar and collection of found flying insects (deceased), collection box and tweezers.
Note: As insect numbers dwindle, each summer passing there are fewer to be seen within the fields and hedgerows. In contrast, flying insects are falling out of the sky, often found in places of transit or uncanny destination.
Dustopia | Montana Roja | earthing dust collector with sliding landscapes
Dustopia | Montana Roja | earthing dust collector with sliding landscapes
Series of 3 archival boxes
38.5 x 29 x 15cm x 2
18 × 20 × 18cm x 1
archival box 1: Containing a photographic panorama of the caldera that is Montana Roja, Lanzarote, photographs and collected dust samples in plastic containers, inkjet prints of drawings and notes on acetate and archival paper. Stones are wrapped in drawings made with dust. A barefoot walk was made crossing the caldera and samples of dust were collected.
Dustopia | Montana Roja | earthing dust collector with sliding landscapes
Series of 3 archival boxes
38.5 x 29 x 15cm x 2
18 × 20 × 18cm x 1
archival box 2 of 3: containing dust collected from within the caldera of Montana Roja, Lanzarote, trapped in glass slide mounts. Folder containing inkjet prints of found images of Mars and two notebooks containing drawings of magnified dust.