Xenia

hologram of dandelion projected on acrylic glass, lcd-screen, reed, hdmi rubber cable, tripod

For in and out, above, about, below,
‘Tis nothing but a Magic Shadow-show,
Play’d in a Box whose Candle is the Sun,
Round which we Phantom Figures come and go.

      Omar Khayyam ( 1048-1122)

xenia
noun
1. (botany) the immediate influence of pollen from one strain of a plant upon the endosperm of another
strain
2. (ancient greece) a custom of hospitality, a still life painting sent to the guests in the aftermath of a dinner depicting the shared dishes. Enclosed by the past and the prospect of future events fuses the image of a doubled memento

In collaboration with Alexander Sand