Urmia Lake after 1
Regular price
$18,000.00
Signed
1 of 2
Bronze, ferric nitrate patina
micro skull #2 details
Iroko wood, steel base
20.9 kg 77 x 28 x 11 cm
46 lb 30 1⁄4 x 11 x 21⁄2 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.
