The Egyptian Game of the Dead

 

SPACK
benjamin harubin 2023
collage in silico

i have crafted the perfect body.  i have crafted the perfect body, 

with the most perfect eyes, eyes that recreate reality in all its detail.

mary shelly, ada lovelace, i followed the dream,

a game so real with pressure and smells and taste and temperature. 

inhabit the shell!  climb into the sphere!  we're almost there!

are they dreaming of migration to a new home?

a parallel domain to gain insight into the (next) ultimate domain?

do they realize it's a game?

of course the king makes a big show, in ever expanding circles, of certain impressive magic,

but do they all BELIEVE? 

as in not "why are we playing this game?"

THREADS

 

THREADS
benjamin harubin 2024
  collage in silico 

as in keep pulling on them.  you need to build up your arm muscles.  

chaos is not random.  chaos can be sculpted, chaotically.

the key is vibrating in many frequencies.   the way may look cluttered, but there are gaps and secret chimneys and a long way may be much quicker than hacking the thickets.

MUSCLE MEMORY

   

Muscle Memory
benjamin harubin 1995 - 2023
60" x 33" x 4"
acrylics & oils on glass, wood panels, acoustic panel 

 #gutfeeling #mentalhygiene #hypnopompicjazz #arthistory #whindoz #tiles #whatarelief 

THERE WAS NEVER A BOX

THERE WAS NEVER A BOX
benjamin harubin ©2022
8" x  8"
 acrylic and paint stick on canvas

 

there was never any poetry here 

the occipital planes encounter turbulence

#dimensionsdontexist

    

THE SOUND COMES FROM UNDERGROUND

 

The Sound Comes from Underground
benjamin harubin 2022
13" x 13" x 9"
found objects, acrylic paint

The Sound Comes from Underground
benjamin harubin 2022
3/4 view

 #100percentorganic #piezoelectric #telluriccurrents #undergroundfutureorganization #morlockrave #matterwaves #sightvssound #thoughtvsaction 

CHAOS IS NOT DISORDER

 

Chaos Is Not Disorder
benjamin harubin 2024
11" x 5" x 1"
recycled plastics, acrylics, pencil on wood

#jokchurch #entertheplastocene #tinyshrines #earthskysunrise #alienworlds #desktopaphorism #ilyaprigogine

EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED

 

Everything Is Connected
benjamin harubin 2024
8" x 12" x 3"
acrylics on paper & cardboard, cotton, straight pins & copper tube 

 #boltzmannbrains #computationalmatter #repurposedpackaging #humblematerials

#additivesculpture #chaoticnotrandom #ephemeraltestament 

LEAKAGE BETWEEN WORLDS OR BUT YOU CAN'T TELL WHERE THE EDGE IS. NEVERTHELESS, IT WAVES.

 

Leakage Between Worlds or but You Can't Tell Where the Edge Is. Nevertheless, It Waves. 
benjamin harubin 2024
25" x 8" x 3"
acrylics, found objects, ink on wood

 #gallileogallilei #seascape #preciousgarbage #spontaneousgeneration #wallrelief #dreamlogic #thereisnooutthere #plastocene #laqueredrubber