ORIGIN STORIES: Origin Stories (I)

HD, 30 second seamless loop, channel 1 of triptych, 2023

Origin Stories carries on ideas explored in previous works where extinct species have taken the form of crystals. It is as though complex life has been transformed into pure carbon – that is, into the most concentrated forms of pure carbon in the natural world – diamonds. Set against the stars, the majesty and infinite wealth of our home is revealed within the context of the known universe – where as far as humanity has confirmed, Earth is the only known planet to foster life. With monumental efforts to discover life elsewhere, how differently would we value any of the species which we allowed to go extinct today, if they were discovered on another planet?