BENJAMIN KNOCK

SENECTUS TEMPUS

21.03.25 ~ 17.04.25

Senectus Tempus is a new series of works based around a recent 2-month expedition to the active volcano of Mt Yasur in the Vanuatu archipelago. In collaboration with a team from Tokyo University's Volcanology Department, I collected geological samples, 3D Lidar scans, and sonic readings from the site. This collection of paintings, perspex sculptures, hand-blown glass objects and video works highlight the intriguing volcanic processes that are the source of life that sculpted the natural landscape and life of our planet throughout time. The various mediums incorporate many of the raw materials and samples collected from the caldera, such as raw sulphur oxides, volcanic glass-infused pigments, and basalt layers. I hope that the works act as a gateway to Immerse yourself in the deep time scales of geothermal terraforming.

- Benjamin Knock