Ortrak goddess of underwater mining

Title:	Ortrak goddess of underwater mining
Genre:	Fantasy
Mediums:	Polymer Clay, Sculpture, Mixed Media
For Sale:	950
Views:	85
Posted:	11/15/2024
Status:	Unpublished

Projects: Looking up at the stars, I wondered about our place in the universe, the ephemeral and fleeting nature of our passage on Earth, of us living beings, humans, animals and plants. Our existence is limited to a time, a period, an era. What will remain of it... a trace, a vestige, a fossil. Memory also disappears, and from this vacuum of information, new mythologies are born to tell future civilizations about a past tinged with facts, but above all with legends. Inspired by science fiction, with the dystopian futures of Dan Simmons and Isaac Asimov, video games, with Shigeru Miyamoto' s fantastic universe blending nostalgia, adventure and poetry, and the worlds of Albator and Ulysse 31 that lulled my childhood, I' m part of a surrealist fantasy movement. I create an original aesthetic describing a new temporal dimension. I wanted to create my own mythology based on two axes of representation: The legacy of human civilizations in the future and the temporality of living beings on Earth. Figurative sculpture was the best way to bring this myth to life. It was my encounter with cold porcelain that allowed me to delve deeper into its lightness and finesse. I combine it with wire, resin and cardboard, and enjoy creating my own techniques and mixtures. I work with colors such as rust, verdigris and oxidized metal, reminiscent of the past, but also with black and metallic to add a precious touch to my work.

Location: France

Cold porcelain sculpture 31 cm high, 27 cm large, 28 cm deep. On Earth... in the year 4699 During an archaeological dig, we found the remains of an ancient civilization that undoubtedly tells the story of a forgotten era in human history. Legend has it that there once existed minerals so powerful they could power all manner of electronic inventions.Ortrak, the goddess of underwater mining, emerged from the abyssal pits, her heart as cold as the depths. Her dominion extends across the entire seabed. With her imposing presence and subtle song, she lured mankind beneath the seas to tap into the Earth' s resources. They dug ever deeper, raising a thick fog that stagnated in the depths, preventing all visibility and all life from surviving.