[dNASAb] video sculpture_" Anthropocene polyps; Filter feeding pixelated plankton_Obscene Plasticene Daydream" 2023

" Anthropocene polyps; Filter feeding pixelated plankton_Obscene Plasticene Daydream" 2023 [video sculpture]

Gorgonia ventalina (purple sea fan), reclaimed marine debris from Biscayne Bay (styrofoam,plastic bottles, prescription pill container,bottle caps, derelict fishing net, monofilament, dead sponges and corals), salvaged buoy ball, epoxy, airbrush paint. UHD Video shot underwater in Biscayne Bay and remixed with artist created content in the studio and projection mapped onto sculpture.

Gorgonia ventalina, the common sea fan and purple sea fan, is a species of sea fan, an octocoral in the family Gorgoniidae. The purple sea fan is found in the western Atlantic and Caribbean, with a range extending from Bermuda and Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to Curaçao. It grows near the shore in shallow water in areas with strong wave action and on deeper outer reefs with strong currents down to a depth of about 15 m (49 ft). It is known to live for over 100 years.

Gorgonia ventalina is a filter feeder and. Each polyp extends its eight tentacles to catch plankton drifting past on the current. Its tissues contain symbiotic dinoflagellate Symbiodinium spp., which are photosynthetic and use sunlight to create organic carbon compounds which are then available to the host coral.

[dNASAb] Photography_"Faux Ecologies + Artificial Reefs of the Metaverse_Obscene Plasticene Daydream_ #7 " 2022

 "Faux Ecologies + Artificial Reefs of the Metaverse_Obscene Plasticene Daydream_ #7 " 2022

Photograph.Glossy pigment print mounted on aluminum with UV plexiglass edition of 7 + 2 AP

42" H (x) 27.94" W

“Like a shadow that does not permit us to jump over it, but moves with us to maintain its proper distance, pollution is nature’s answer to culture. When we have learned to recycle pollution into potent information, we will have passed over completely into the new cultural ecology.” – William Irwin Thompson

"...Its this interplay between the fragility and resilience of both plastics and life,that excites me about our tenuous relationship with the "plasticene" and the natural world...."

[dNASAb]  ©__"The real enemy is the disneyfication of everything." 

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[dNASAb]_Video Sculpture_"Obscene Plasticene Daydream; LCD Artificial ReefLine /Faux Ecologies" 2022

 

“Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans.”

~ Jacques-Yves Cousteau

"Obscene Plasticene Daydream; LCD Artificial ReefLine /Faux Ecologies"

_video sculpture 2022/_

__ LCD screen, reclaimed ocean styrofoam, upcycled marine debris+ plastics from beach cleanups (bottle caps,syringe,kids toys,monofilament,..) screen shipping materials, recycled plastic, epoxy, resin, airbrush paints, fiber optics, LED's, unique 4K video of temporary sculptures filmed underwater on Coral Reefs in South Florida

“The global problem of plastic waste and pollution will end when we decide to take action. Not just collectively, but as individuals who make conscious decisions about our daily purchases. __ It is up to us all to be the change we want to see in the pursuit of sustainable living, zero waste, and a cleaner environment.”

"...Its the dynamic interplay between the fragility and resilience; of plastics and the natural world; that inspire me to make innovative artworks, utilizing reclaimed materials in an effort to highlight this tenuous relationship…”

[dNASAb] __"The real enemy is the disneyfication of everything."

[dNASAb]_Photography _"Faux Ecologies + Artificial Reefs of the Metaverse _Obscene Plasticene Daydream_#4" 2022

 

"Faux Ecologies + Artificial Reefs of the Metaverse_Obscene Plasticene Daydream_ #4 " 2022

Photograph.Glossy pigment print mounted on aluminum with UV plexiglass

edition of 7 + 2 AP

48" H (x) 33.6" W

“Like a shadow that does not permit us to jump over it, but moves with us to maintain its proper distance, pollution is nature’s answer to culture. When we have learned to recycle pollution into potent information, we will have passed over completely into the new cultural ecology.” – William Irwin Thompson

"...Its this interplay between the fragility and resilience of both plastics and life,that excites me about our tenuous relationship with the "plasticene" and the natural world...."

[dNASAb]  ©__"The real enemy is the disneyfication of everything." 

https://dnasab.blogspot.com/?m=0

[dNASAb]_Photography _"Faux Ecologies +Artificial Reefs of the Metaverse _Obscene Plasticene Daydream_ " 2022

"Faux Ecologies + Artificial Reefs of the Metaverse _Obscene Plasticene Daydream_ " 2022 

Photograph.Glossy pigment print mounted on aluminum with UV plexiglass

edition of 7 + 2 AP

42.6" H (x) 32" W

“Like a shadow that does not permit us to jump over it, but moves with us to maintain its proper distance, pollution is nature’s answer to culture. When we have learned to recycle pollution into potent information, we will have passed over completely into the new cultural ecology.” – William Irwin Thompson

....Transparent and reflective, space-age, gorgeously absurd and timely _lavish underwater forms animated to create  faux ecologies, imaginary environments, and possible visions of the "Post-human Coral Gardens of the Anthropocene".....[dNASAb]

[dNASAb]  ©__"The real enemy is the disneyfication of everything." 

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[dNASAb]_Underwater Photography_[WIP]_”Secretive Psychedelic Ocean creatures of the Dark Atlantic Water column” UHD Underwater photographs.

 ”Secretive Psychedelic Ocean creatures of the Dark Atlantic Water column” [WIP]

 UHD Underwater photographs of sculptural deep water interventions.

#blackwaterdiving #scubadiving #underwaterphotography #art #psychedelicart #imaginarycreatures #coralreef #sculptinglife #aquascaping #sculpture #darkwater #scuba #psychedelica #macrophotography #dnasab #plasticene

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"Night diving is amazing. Once the sun sets, a new cast of nocturnal animals replace the reef dwellers of the day, and in the narrow beam of your torch, true colors are revealed in all their vivid glory." 

[dNASAb]_Video Art_ “Obscene Plasticene Daydream_ Biscayne Bay Restore (You can't have Blue without Green)" #4_ 1 of 1, excerpt, UHD 4k at 24 fps. (filmed in the nutrient rich, sea grass nurseries of Biscayne Bay)

 

[Video Still]_Obscene Plasticene Daydream_ Biscayne Bay Restore (You can't have Blue without Green)" #4_ 1 of 1, excerpt, UHD 4k at 24 fps. (filmed in the nutrient rich, sea grass nurseries of Biscayne Bay)

 “Obscene Plasticene Daydream_ Biscayne Bay Restore (You can't have Blue without Green)" #4_ 1 of 1, excerpt, UHD 4k at 24 fps. (filmed in the nutrient rich, sea grass nurseries of Biscayne Bay)

“Like a shadow that does not permit us to jump over it, but moves with us to maintain its proper distance, pollution is nature’s answer to culture. When we have learned to recycle pollution into potent information, we will have passed over completely into the new cultural ecology.” – William Irwin Thompson

 [dNASAb] is not fascinated with the calcium carbonate skeletons of dead corals or the fetishization of lifeless fossils. His love is born by the hyper specialized patterns, the insane fluorescent colors, the motion of the corals in the flow, and the symbiosis of different species collaborating to thrive. That is why he sets forth to refurbish them with color and dynamic sculptural components. He creates sculptures in the studio from the rubbish and other reclaimed materials. The finished sculptures then get re-integrated, temporarily, to the environment from which it's materials and inspiration were salvaged. The sculptures are filmed in varying depths, at different times of day and night, via underwater photography and scuba diving_ in an effort to "restore beauty to the entire ecosystem, if only temporarily"

[dNASAb] ©__"The real enemy is the disneyfication of everything." _

[Video Stills]_Obscene Plasticene Daydream_ Biscayne Bay Restore (You can't have Blue without Green)" #4_ 1 of 1, excerpt, UHD 4k at 24 fps. (filmed in the nutrient rich, sea grass nurseries of Biscayne Bay)

[dNASAb]_Video Art_"Obscene Plasticene Daydream_Derelict Reef Resiliency/Refurbishment #4" 1 of 1, excerpt of 2.48 min video, UHD 4k at 24 fps _

[Video Still]__"Obscene Plasticene Daydream_Derelict Reef Resiliency/Refurbishment #4" 1 of 1, excerpt of 2.48 min video, UHD 4k at 24 fps

"Obscene Plasticene Daydream_Derelict Reef Resiliency/Refurbishment #4" 1 of 1, excerpt of 2.48 min video, UHD 4k at 24 fps

"...the near-shore reefs of South Florida are resilient, but under constant evolving threats.To create these videos [dNASAb] removes derelict fishing gear (lines, lures, leaders ,hooks,and the other collateral debris) from the reef while scuba diving and he collects coral fossils, sea fans, sponges, and marine debris from the South Florida beaches. Stony Coral tissue loss disease [and other diseases that affect coral], indiscriminate boat anchoring on reefs, detrimental water quality issues; and of course, the rising Ocean temperatures from Climate change. It is estimated that over 500,000 coral deaths just in Miami-Dade county alone due to Stony Coral Tissue Lost disease, and there is nearly no way to calculate the amount of corals and sea-fans ripped off the reef by anchors. That will die in the sand."

Its heart-breaking. [dNASAb] is not fascinated with the calcium carbonate skeletons of dead corals or the fetishizing of lifeless fossils. His love is more focused on the hyper specialized patterns, the insane fluorescent colors, the motion of the corals in the flow, and the symbiosis of different species collaborating to thrive. That is why he sets forth to refurbish them with color and dynamic sculptural components. He creates sculptures in the studio from the rubbish and other reclaimed materials. The finished sculptures then gets re-integrated, temporarily, to the environment from which it's materials and inspiration were salvaged. The sculptures are filmed in varying depths, at different times of day and night, via underwater photography and scuba diving_ in an effort to "restore beauty to the entire ecosystem, if only temporarily"

#art #sculpture #extinctionrebellion #ocean #reclaimedplastic #reeftank #artivism #oceanartist #plastic #SculptingLife #coral #coralreef #science #underwaterphotography #oceanoptimism #wip #reef #xr #livingart #sculpture #ocean #metaverse #meta #scuba #upcycle @dnasab

[dNASAb] ©__"The real enemy is the disneyfication of everything." _

[Video Stills]__"Obscene Plasticene Daydream_Derelict Reef Resiliency/Refurbishment #7" 1 of 1, excerpt of 2.48 min video, UHD 4k at 24 fps

[dNASAb] Video Sculpture "Coral Head_Screens for Eyes, Plastic Shit for Brains_Obscene Plasticene Daydream #4" 2022

 [dNASAb]_Video Sculpture _

"Eyes are the window to the Soul; and anyone who can see will know the love and power of a health reef ecosystem" OR_"Coral Head_Screens for Eyes, Plastic Shit for Brains_Obscene Plasticene Daydream #4" 2022

Reclaimed ocean styro-foams, up-cycled marine debris+plastics from beach cleanups (bottle caps,syringe,kids toys,monofilament,..) LCDscreens, screen shipping materials, recycled plastic, epoxy, resin, airbrush paints, fiber optics, LED's, unique 1 of 1 4K video of remixed montages of real Coral Reefs in South Florida remixed with HD 4K video.

“Like an Ocean gyre , a vortex of artifacts of a consumption based contemporary society such as; plastic bottles and bags, fishing nets, and helium balloons become en-snarled with driftwood, dead coral, and seaweed creating a grotesques amalgamation of disparate materials which remarkably can still harbor life and be a sculptural framework for life to grow. I aim to develop work that embodies this contemporary conundrum.”[dNASAb]

#videosculpture #art #coralreeftank #sculpture #boredbyyourshit #extinctionrebellion #ocean #reclaimedplastic #reeftank #artivism #oceanartist #plastic #SculptingLife #coral #coralreef #science #eyesarethewindowtothesoul #oceanoptimism #wip @dnasab

[dNASAb] ©__"The real enemy is the disneyfication of everything." _

[dNASAb] Video Sculpture_"Coral Head_Screens for Eyes, Plastic Shit for Brains_Obscene Plasticene Daydream #3" 2021

[dNASAb] Video Sculpture

"Coral Head_Screens for Eyes, Plastic Shit for Brains_Obscene Plasticene Daydream #3" 2021

LCD screen, reclaimed ocean styrofoam, upcycled marine debris+plastics from beach cleanups (bottle caps,syringe,kids toys,monofilament,..) screen shipping materials, recycled plastic, epoxy, resin, airbrush paints, fiber optics, LED's, unique 4K video of Coral Reefs in South Florida remixed with HD 4K video

“Like an Ocean gyre , a vortex of artifacts of a consumption based contemporary society such as; plastic bottles and bags, fishing nets, and helium balloons become en-snarled with driftwood, dead coral, and seaweed creating a grotesques amalgamation of disparate materials which remarkably can still harbor life and be a sculptural framework for life to grow. I aim to develop work that embodies this contemporary conundrum.”[dNASAb]

#SculptingLife

#reef #xr #coralreeftank #livingart #scultinglife #sculpture #extinctionrebellion #ocean #reclaimedplastic #reeftank #artivism #oceanartist #oceanartist #plastic #SculptingLife #coral #coralreef #science #research #oceanoptimism @dnasab

[dNASAb] ©__"The real enemy is the disneyfication of everything." _

 

[dNASAb] Video Sculpture _Mediated Reef ECOsystem____"Obscene Plasticene Daydream; LCD Coral Polyp #4" 2021

 

"Obscene Plasticene Daydream; LCD Coral Polyp #4"

[Mediated Reef ECOsystem]___video sculpture 2021_

LCD screen, reclaimed ocean styrofoam, upcycled marine debris+plastics from beach cleanups (bottle caps,syringe,kids toys,monofilament,..) screen shipping materials, recycled plastic, epoxy, resin, airbrush paints, fiber optics, LED's, unique 4K video of Coral Reefs in South Florida remixed with HD 4K video of Ocean plastics on shoreline. 

DETAIL___"Obscene Plasticene Daydream; LCD Coral Polyp #4"

“Like an Ocean gyre , a vortex of artifacts of a consumption based contemporary society such as; plastic bottles and bags, fishing nets, and helium balloons become en-snarled with driftwood, dead coral, and seaweed creating a grotesques amalgamation of disparate materials which remarkably can still harbor life and be a sculptural framework for life to grow. I aim to develop work that embodies this contemporary conundrum.”[dNASAb]

[dNASAb]  ©__"The real enemy is the disneyfication of everything." _

[dNASAb] Wynwood Studio 2021_[LCD_Blossom, RESIST Miami, Anthropocene Mobile, FUCK styrofoam,Obscene Plasticene Daydream]

 

[dNASAb] Video Sculpture _Mediated Reef ECOsystem_____"Obscene Plasticene Daydream; LCD Coral Polyp #3" 2021

"Obscene Plasticene Daydream; LCD Coral Polyp #3"[Mediated Reef ECOsystem]___video sculpture 2021_]

  LCD screen, reclaimed ocean styrofoam, upcycled marine debris+plastics from beach cleanups (bottle caps,syringe,kids toys,monofilament,..) screen shipping materials, recycled plastic, epoxy, resin, airbrush paints, fiber optics, LED's, unique 4K video of Coral Reefs in South Florida remixed with HD 4K video of Ocean plastics on shoreline.

 

DETAIL____"Obscene Plasticene Daydream; LCD Coral Polyp #3"[Mediated Reef ECOsystem]___video sculpture 2021_

  LCD screen, reclaimed ocean styrofoam, upcycled marine debris+plastics from beach cleanups (bottle caps,syringe,kids toys,monofilament,..) screen shipping materials, recycled plastic, epoxy, resin, airbrush paints, fiber optics, LED's, unique 4K video of Coral Reefs in South Florida remixed with HD 4K video of Ocean plastics on shoreline.

“Like an Ocean gyre , a vortex of artifacts of a consumption based contemporary society such as; plastic bottles and bags, fishing nets, and helium balloons become en-snarled with driftwood, dead coral, and seaweed creating a grotesques amalgamation of disparate materials which remarkably can still harbor life and be a sculptural framework for life to grow. I aim to develop work that embodies this contemporary conundrum.”[dNASAb]

[dNASAb]  ©__"The real enemy is the disneyfication of everything." _

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[dNASAb] Video Sculpture "Obscene Plasticene Daydream; LCD Blooms" 2020-2021

[dNASAb] Video Sculpture "Obscene Plasticene Daydream; LCD Bloom #3" video sculpture 2021_ 39" LCD screen, reclaimed styrofoam, screen shipping materials, recycled plastic, epoxy, resin, airbrush paints, LED's, unique HD 1080p video

 

[dNASAb] Video Sculpture "Obscene Plasticene Daydream; LCD Bloom #3" video sculpture 2021_ 39" LCD screen, reclaimed styrofoam, screen shipping materials, recycled plastic, epoxy, resin, airbrush paints, LED's, unique HD 1080p video

[dNASAb] Video Sculpture "Obscene Plasticene Daydream; LCD Bloom #1" video sculpture 2020 32" LCD screen, reclaimed styrofoam, screen shipping materials, recycled plastic, epoxy, resin, airbrush paints, LED's, unique HD 1080p video.

[dNASAb] Video Sculpture DETAIL_"Obscene Plasticene Daydream; LCD Bloom #1" video sculpture 2020 32" LCD screen, reclaimed styrofoam, screen shipping materials, recycled plastic, epoxy, resin, airbrush paints, LED's, unique HD 1080p video.

[dNASAb] Video Sculpture DETAIL_"Obscene Plasticene Daydream; LCD Bloom #2" video sculpture 2020 32" LCD screen, reclaimed styrofoam, screen shipping materials, recycled plastic, epoxy, resin, airbrush paints, LED's, unique HD 1080p video.

[dNASAb] Video Sculpture "Obscene Plasticene Daydream; LCD Bloom #2" video sculpture 2020 32" LCD screen, reclaimed styrofoam, screen shipping materials, recycled plastic, epoxy, resin, airbrush paints, LED's, unique HD 1080p video.

"Aquascaping the Anthropocene" projected on the Manhattan Bridge NYC. 2020

 

Light Year 67: Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil

Thursday, Novemeber 5th, 2020
2-10 pm (NYC time)

Light Year 67: “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil” serves as a celebration and reminder to all of the beauty of life as a human being on this rock spinning around the sun. In a recent talk at TEDx San Francisco, Mel Robbins mentioned that scientists estimate the probability of your being born at about one in 400 trillion, so each and every one of us are special.

These are dark times for us all, some more than others, and to stop and reflect on the beauty of our world is needed more than ever.  The LIGHT YEAR program is presented on the Manhattan Bridge in the streets of Dumbo, Brooklyn.

Exhibition date: November 5, 2020
Total Run Time: 30:24

Participating Artists /  Country
Ernesto Gonzalez / USA - Mexico
Agni Zotis / USA - Greece
Gigi Spratley / USA
Jean-Michel Rolland / France
Keegan Luttrell / Germany
Malado Baldwin / USA
Valerie Schaller / Austria
[dNASAb] /USA
Marton Daniel Gabor, Juice / Hungary

@lightyeararts

Curated by John Ensor Parker

Aquascaping_The_Anthropocene#4" 3:14 mins, 24fps. 1080p HD video 2014-present/ongoing

Aquascaping the Anthropocene" creates a visual montage illustrating the resiliency of the coral reef,  its relationship to plastics, and a possible "optimistic future view of a post human; plasticized Ocean, in which a hybrid symbiotic relationship between the coral and the plastic gyre occurs."

 The composition consists of video documentation of a living coral sculpture made of reclaimed plastic and fiber optics composited with other videos of living coral colonies, underwater lighting, plastic sculptures, and video projection mapping.

https://youtu.be/yY78VM9v1kI

[dNASAb] __"The real enemy is the disneyfication of everything." _

[dNASAb] Video Art _VOTE BLUE _ VOTE WATER _Videos 2020

 

VOTE BLUE

VOTE BLUE

[dNASAb] Released 2 NEW prints to benefit ARTSail residency program and Showfields Miami 2020

 

"Obscene Plasticene Daydream_ Anthropocene X-Pollination Station #3" 2018
Photograph.Glossy pigment print mounted on dibond with UV plexiglass
edition of 7 + 2 AP
24" H (x) 16" W

"FUCK_Climate change is real.(Seagrape)" 2020
Photograph.Glossy pigment print mounted on aluminum with UV plexiglass
edition of 7 + 2 AP
24" H (x) 16" W

Released 2 NEW prints to benefit ARTSail residency program and Showfields Miami opening.     

“Like an Ocean gyre, a vortex of artifacts of a consumption based contemporary society such as;  plastic bottles and bags, fishing nets, and helium balloons become en-snarled with driftwood, dead coral, and seaweed creating a grotesques amalgamation of disparate materials which remarkably can still harbor life and be a sculptural framework for life to grow. I aim to develop work that embodies this contemporary conundrum.” [dNASAb]

Drone's eye view of the studio of [dNASAb].

Drone's eye view of the studio of [dNASAb].
Film + Text by Justin Namon @whofpv

"I had the opportunity to meet [dNASAb] +Desiree after they relocated his studio of 20 years in Brooklyn, NY to South Florida. Instigated by a need be closer to the "ecosystems" that inform [dNASAb]'s work, to "flip the script" on the dingy over-priced warehouse studio rentals, and turn a mid-century modern home into an immersive art house studio+showroom. He's a creative artist who uses mixed mediums to convey the juxtaposition of nature and industrialism echoing a discord in the social acceptance of plastic culture. You will find reclaimed plastic and styro-foam transformed into "living sculptures" and "video ecosystems" that are otherworldly and natural at the same time. Video projection mapping and multi-channel audio enliven the pieces, and highlight an environmental crisis we are dealing with in real-time.What a collection and unique way to explore ideas concerning the intersection of art, technnology and environmentalism. I decided not to apply any speed ups to emphasize the size of this space and the path chosen to show it. Cant wait to see his new space in Wynwood!"

@dnasab @desirestylenyc @houseofthewakingdream

[dNASAb] Video Sculpture_"Screens for Eyes, Plastic Shit for Brains_Obscene Plasticene Daydream" 2019

[dNASAb] Video Sculpture

"Screens for Eyes, Plastic Shit for Brains_Obscene Plasticene Daydream" 2019 2-channel video sculpture_ mixed media incorporating reclaimed Ocean debris ( plastics, styrofoam buoy, straws,etc ), Coral fossil, Bamboo, personal single use plastic, airbrush paints, resin, LED's, fiber optics,and lcd screens. Video composed of "glitch-hike" remix of my own Instagram scroll. 36" H (x) 28" W (x) 29" L

[dNASAb] Video Sculpture_"Obscene Plasticene Daydream_Dinoflagellata Rubidus"

[dNASAb] Video Sculpture
"Obscene Plasticene Daydream_Dinoflagellata Rubidus"(video sculpture) 2017-2019
Reclaimed plastics and styrofoam, deconstructed flatscreen tv, led's, epoxy, airbrush paints,media player, hd video w/ sound. 52" H (x) 37" W (x) 45" L