Urmia Lake before
Regular price
$18,000.00
Signed
1 of 1
Bronze, tiffany patina
micro skull #1 details
Iroko wood, steel base
29 kg 84 x 30 x 15 cm
64 lb 33 x 12 x 6 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.
