Asocial Semi-Social Mapping Of Pasiphae 743.61 by a solo Nephila Kenianensis - One Week And A Trio Of Cyrtophora Citricola - Six Weeks, 2016 (right)

Spidersilk, paper, glue, ink

The works are from a series that is created from spider webs which have been inked and fixed with glue to sheets of paper, creating a sculptural presence. Supervising their development the artist touched upon key principles of social organization: cooperation, co-habitation and hybridity. 

Hybrid Solitary Semi-Social Instrument ESO 146-IG 005: Built By Two Argiope Anasuja-Two Weeks, Three Cyrtophora Citricola-Three Weeks, One Cyrtophora Moluccensis-Two Weeks, And One Tegenaria Domestica-Ten Weeks, 2015 (left)

Spidersilk, carbon fibre, ink, glass, metal

Tomás Saraceno’s research and work with spider webs originates from artist’s interest in astrophysics – for him, each of these translucent boxes opens up an entire universe. The title of each of these works relate to names of dwarf galaxies, spiral galaxies or quasars.

Photo © Andrea Rossetti