THE SPACE BETWEEN

I often imagine how magnificent it must have been to peer through the first set of lenses that pulled the cosmos into view. Wow, to literally have the surface of planetary objects projected on to the retina, heaven’s light inside the body. Our gaze upward naturally turned inward. Now, we also explore the cosmos within our DNA. When my identical twin and I participate in twin studies, we become a set of genetic lenses that reveal a profoundly astronomical amount of information. The universe within and beyond continues to simultaneously define themselves and each other.

I am both a genetic map read by researchers, and the mapmaker. In this piece, I trace and describe the orbits encircling my twin self.

The Space Between

11 1/2 feet x 11 1/2 feet + galaxies surrounding the gallery

Archival Pigment Prints on transparent vellum, Archival Pigment Prints on Epson Cold Press Bright, pencil on paper and pins, lots of pins.

2017

The Space Between was designed specifically for my Solo Exhibition, United Untied, at The Center for Fine Art Photography.

Image credit: Sunshine Divis

installation diagram with titles

Genetic Keepsake K

11” x 8 1/2” Archival Pigment Print on transparent vellum mounted with photo corners, 2017

Tracing Contours: M, Womb, K

31” x 35” panels, pencil on paper, 2017

Genetic Keepsake M

11” x 8 1/2” Archival Pigment Print on transparent vellum mounted with photo corners, 2017

Twin Galaxies

17” x 17” Archival Pigment Prints on transparent vellum, 2017

Twin Galaxy paths surround the gallery. On one end they are separate and on the other they have merged.

Image credit: Sunshine Divis