This my first attempt to create an immersive painting installation. The concept at the time to create this installation was the idea of how to transport the viewer to a desolate place far into the future, in order to talk about the Anthropocene era, our mortality, and future ecologies of our planet.  I looked into theater staging and to the format of XD and IMAX movie theaters as a model. The title and installation was named and influenced by the short story "The Deep" by the science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov.

"The Deep" was installed inside Kagro, the Brutalist building on the corner of Maryland and Howard in Station North.

2015
  • The Deep (Painting)
    The Deep (Painting)
    Painting if shown in a gallery setting. The Deep 2015 120"x180" Acrylic, acrylic gouache, and spray paint, and on Fabriano Artistico paper
  • The Deep (Outside View)
    The Deep (Outside View)
    Outside view of the installation, with the lenticular photo that went with the show.
  • The Deep-Installation View
    The Deep-Installation View
    Installation view of The Deep
  • The Deep
    The Deep
    View 2 of the space.
  • The Deep
    The Deep
    Direct frontal view of the installation. Painting is 120"x180" Both walls were covered from floor to ceiling with custom painted paper in the same vain as the painting. The concrete floor was painted blue to tie everything together. The floor pieces were made of plaster. The piece is lit solely by one light fixture and day light.
  • The Deep (Detail)
    The Deep (Detail)
    Detail of plaster pieces laying on the floor in context of the painting.
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