Urmia Lake
Regular price
$7,800.00
Signed
Unique 1 of 1
Sulphurized Silver on Engraved acrylic
White oak wood frame
4.4 kg 75 x 60 x 2.5 cm
9.6 lb 29 1⁄2 x 23 1⁄2 x 1 in
Iran’s salty lake Urmia has shrunk rapidly during the past few decades. As it gets smaller, the lake grows saltier.
Over a few months, the green lake morphed into a bloody red colour because of the proliferation of Halobacteriaceae.
This type of bacteria thrives in extremely salty conditions, producing a red by-product named bacterioruberin.
Through chemical processes occurring between substances,I reenacted the tragedy.
