Tonight, dinner starts with a slice of tomato.
The Titanium Angel is a cornerstone of The Engine, a visionary, multi-work narrative universe that unites painting, literature, sculpture, animation, and emerging technologies into a singular mythopoeic project. At the heart of this expansive story lies the Clockwork Court, a decaying yet orderly remnant of civilisation where survivors and machinists toil to preserve meaning and purpose in a world that has already ended. Within this world, The Titanium Angel is conceived and constructed by the Engineer, the Programmer, and other inhabitants of the Clockwork Court. It represents a desperate yet hopeful escape from the ruins of the world that was, a vessel of salvation engineered in the dying light of a fractured epoch. As the narrative of The Engine unfolds across multiple works—paintings, prose, cinematic animations, and interactive experiences—it examines the themes of transcendence through technology, the myth of progress, and humanity’s eternal longing for meaning amidst collapse. Drawing inspiration from Michelangelo’s Last Judgement, Greek mythology, and the financial symbolism of the modern age, The Engine constructs a new allegory for our time. Familiar forces such as SpaceX, the Federal Reserve, cryptocurrency, and artificial intelligence are remixed and reimagined as the fuel for a new mythic order. In this universe, The Titanium Angel is both vehicle and vision, a final flight beyond entropy driven by the hope that what lies ahead might redeem what was lost.
A young woman decides to face her anxieties, returning to places occupied by the shadows of the past. Driven by tempestuous winds, she defies a wild sea, crosses sharp rocks like blades, to return to the origin.
Two cosmic rivals push their powers to the limit, only to find that a spark of warmth can outshine the fiercest force.
A young transmasc from a far away land finds a new home in the country of Ireland, but its problems quickly start to take a toll on him.
The Phenakistoscope is an animation toy, a disk of pictures that, when spun, presents an animation. A Flower Keester Cop is just like that, but with flower power.
Levi is inspired by the contrast between nature and technological reality, between the conscious and structured, and the unconscious. It is both a digital experiment and a broader visual and philosophical inquiry into the nature of form, movement, environment and communication - or its absence - between different modes of existence. The narrative unfolds within a dual world: beneath the surface of the water lies a realm of organic forms generated algorithmically, while above it, a strictly standardized, mechanical reality prevails. A world of abandoned machines, operating incessantly without purpose, in the absence of their creator. These two worlds do not communicate; they are unaware of one another's existence. The protagonist of the story is a creature that emerges from the ocean depths, a parametric form that transforms, moves, and reacts to its surroundings. In this case, parameterization functions like an artificial genetic code. In the biological world, organisms evolve through chance and necessity, as analyzed by Jacques Monod in his seminal work. In contrast to this organic, mutable reality, the realm of machines offers a vision of strict geometry and order. These machines, also designed through algorithmic procedures, convey a sense of abandonment, repeating ritualistic, purposeless motions. Their image evokes questions about the absent creator and technology as a self-sustaining reality. The world of Levi does not aim to propose a utopia or a dystopia. Rather, it presents a condition of coexistence without communication. The water's surface serves as a boundary between two distinct realities, a kind of cognitive threshold. This metaphor reflects not only the tension between nature and technology, but also the broader relationships between differing subjectivities and life forms in the real world, from human – nature relations to those between human and non-human entities. The work evolves through a blend of futuristic aesthetics and organic abstraction. Influences are drawn from artists such as H.R. Giger and the dystopian landscapes of speculative cinema, as well as from biological microstructures, scientific patterns, and mathematical models. Color palettes, the motion of forms, and the interplay between sound and matter all contribute to an aesthetic experience that oscillates between the uncanny and the dreamlike. Levi is ultimately an act of reflection on natural existence and technology. Here, the art of the imaginary is not merely a narrative device but a means of philosophical exploration and inner inquiry.
Deepworld Serenade is a 3D animation with an AI-generated soundtrack, set in an underwater sanctuary built by humans after an asteroid wiped out the surface world. Within this refuge, glass-headed hybrid figures gather in surreal landscapes, lounging as catastrophe unfolds nearby. The work reflects on apathy in the face of disaster, where distraction and spectacle replace urgency and care.
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