From Aeon: Max Cooper's "MYTH", Images by Susi Sie

 Max Cooper's

"Myth" 

images by Susi Sie

There’s an irony at the core of the Berlin-based artist Susi Sie’s work. Starting from a macroscopic scale – that is, just barely visible to the naked human eye – she builds scenes imbued with a breathtaking grandiosity, immersing audiences in the surreal landscapes that materialise when the Universe’s fine details are brought into human view. Eschewing digital effects, her films find beauty and wonder in the often mysterious nature of reality, and especially that which is often hiding just beneath the surface.

Myth conjures the cloud patterns of some unknown world, melding swirls of black, white, and vibrant shades of red that, at times, mimic blood moving under a microscope. 

Myth is part of a larger project from the London-based electronica composer and producer Max Cooper titled Emergence (2016). A work at the intersection of science, music and visual art, the audiovisual concept album contemplates ‘the idea of natural laws which give rise to the world we live in’. 

Sie’s contribution explores the relationship between science and myth via the metaphor of black holes, which have, for decades, been subject to endless human speculation. That Sie keeps her own materials a secret adds yet another rich layer to the labyrinthine concept.

Once more, many thanks to AEON/PSYCHE for discovering such fine work and sharing with us.

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