Petro National #0

196 nations realised as gasoline spills on the world ocean. At its core, the project addresses the impact of the burning of 100 million barrels of oil per day globally and the ways that energy consumption has become a signifier of political power. Centring on a generative thin film refraction algorithm each work reflects their per capita consumption of petroleum, with countries like Burundi (2 gallons per head per annum) being a very thin spill leaning towards the blue green spectrum to high consumption countries such as the United States (1000 gallons per head per annum) being thick, lustrous and highly iridescent forms. Each of the 196 generated worlds run on local time as dictated by ...View all