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Alcyone Commission
The sculpture is a representation of a four star cluster in the Seven Sisters constellation and functions as a mapping of heavenly bodies. The characteristics of the sculpture had …
Apian Drawings
In 1531, Peter Apian, a Renaissance astronomer, made a drawing that included stars, constellations and comet tails. This drawing was reproduced in an astronomy text using halftone …
Bumpered Objects
This piece surrendered control of the distribution and the display of the 38 components on the gallery floor to the audience. The daily arrangement and look of the work was dependent …
CTC Titanium Mirrors
This body of work is based on the sizes of rectangular mirrors that were available at Canadian Tire Stores in 2007. The images are constructed with pure, black, titanium ore which is …
Imaging Drawings
Noestheden culls these compositions from miniscule star and star grouping illustrations found in Astronomy books and guides to the universe. These tiny ( 1/8th inch) drawings are …
Line Drawings
25,920 horizontal lines represent the average number of breaths we take in 24 hours. Each line is 36 inches long – the length of time it takes to draw one line equals one complete …
Maquettes For Public Spaces
In these sculptures, Noestheden generates two dimensional illustrations of star formations into three dimensional objects. The artist surrenders control of the design of the work as …
Metalpoint
Audience participation - frequency and duration - controlled the final density of the line drawn around the gallery walls. Viewers were invited to use the aluminum trucks as drawing …
Square Root of Two Drawings
By embossing this quasi-random sequence of infinite numbers, the artist surrenders control and behaves like a machine (a scribe). His control is the design, size and presentation of …
Space Objects
These are prototypes for artworks that will be sent into orbit by existing space agencies. Some will have transmitters for tracking while others will define their orbits in silence. …
Star and Diamond Drawings
Silver crystals (Swarovski components) reference both star formations (light) and the man-made (hubris). The compositions are determined by vibration and random dispersion of the …
The Pleiades
Mapping the stars is an ancient practice which attempts to order nature. These interpretations of star groupings are taken from media images and hand rendered diagrams found in …
Time and Space
"Time and Space includes a selection of Noestheden's two-dimensional work addressing the history of scientific interpretation of the night sky and the shifts in representation of …
URSA Major
This work was first exhibited at the MacKenzie Art Gallery in Regina in 2000. With additional sculptural objects and props, the piece became the focal point for a collaborative …
Vibrationtable
Referencing a laboratory science experiment, this participatory work surrenders control of the frequency and duration of the vibration to the viewer by providing access to the …
Vincent's Skies
In keeping with my interest in the Universe, looking up or towards the heavens is the context for this suite of highly inflated details. The drawings are reproductions of selected …