2022 from the ´Empirical Research & Evidence´ series (2022 - 2023)
a large ossuary of crude oil & river water taken directly from below the thick ice of the Kama river in Siberia are frozen together in temperatures below minus 50 degrees, recreating a scientific process ´Enthalpy of fusion´ in the field
reverse diamond cut float mounted on ivory Japanese conservation board, framed in rose wood behind TruVue museum glass
frame 22.5 x 29.5 x 1.8 inches / 57 x 75 x 4.5 cms
