Thread by @JoanieLemercier

I'm in the desert, alone with 2 robots (again).

The first robot is a drawing machine.
It helps me draw things I can't draw.

The second robot is a tiny drone.
It helps me "see" things from places I can't go.

Dunes

#plottertwitter

wait for it

that was close

Extreme conditions.
Solitude.
Why am I even here ?

#mappingthesublime

10 days.
I am slowly starting to understand what brought me here.

#mappingtheSublime

Spoiler:

"The folding of forces into forms"
Cosmos (2015) Michel Onfray

My portable solar farm. ☀️
41w + 21w solar panels to capture.
3 power banks (5v, 5v, 24v) to store.
Mirror to increase solar surface.

@LittleSun from @olafureliasson provides light + inspiration

Drone selfie

A monument to pantheism

This rock is 27 million years old.

Roden crater 7PM

Roden crater 7.15PM

Roden crater 7.30PM

Roden crater 8PM

Roden crater 5.20 AM

Roden crater 5.40 AM

Roden crater 6.45 AM

a series of drawings inspired by the work of James Turrell

Inaccessible, unnamed.

Going down

into the veins of earth

"The folding of forces into forms"

After 3 weeks alone in the desert, this particular chapter from the book "Cosmos" (2015) by French philosopher Michel Onfray now takes a clearer meaning and helps me understanding the purpose of my retreat.

Found the light

The making of this land art piece started 7.6M years ago (lava tube formation) and was completed about 10.000 years ago, when erosion brought light into the ground.

🙏

The beam of light only gets visible when you throw fine dust in the air.

The position and intensity of the rays depend on time and weather conditions.

Best interactive installation ever.

:)

This trip wouldn't have been the same without these 2 robots.

The best drawing robot.
Axidraw 'custom' from @EMSL

I'm exhausted. Time to rest.