Arachno Concert With Arachne (Nephila senegalensis), Cosmic Dust (Porus Chondrite) and the Breathing Ensemble, 2016 (detail; left)

Nephila senegalensis silk, carbon frame, light beam, cosmic dust, stellar wind, sonic waves, video camera, loudspeakers, video projector

The multi-media installation brings together biological and technological elements to render audible and visible the relationship between the movements of animal and inorganic elements, between humanity, the planet and the cosmos. 

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. 

Photo © Andrea Rossetti