Modern method of projection and clarification of observable stars dates back
to the age of enlightenment and the work of astronomer Eugène Joseph Delporte.
Miroko is working with tension between the modern rational understanding
of the universe and our human need for symbols and myths.
PROCESS:
Thick walled glass sphere was blown by hand from dark tinted crystal.
Stars of different magnitudes are engraved by hand distinguishing the stars
by their magnitudes using different designs and different engraving tools.
engraved hand-blown glass, brass fittings,
steel ball bearings, stone base