METHANOIA (2018)
resin, sand, FDM 3D print, aluminium
44 x 110 x 44 cm
According to the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, in the Delphi oracle, it was methane gas shooting from a ground fissure that helped the Pythia - seated in her three-legged chair, the tripus - achieve a state of enlightenment.
Today, it seems nearly certain that the melting of the permafrost significantly increases the level of methane in the atmosphere. Recently, many gigantic craters were discovered in the Siberian tundra that likely came into being when the methane layer got loose under the frozen surface and exploded.