Andrew Cziraki: Euphrates Rising
Artist(s):
Title:
- Euphrates Rising
Exhibition:
Creation Year:
- 2016
Medium:
- Digital Prints
Category:
Artist Statement:
Religious and societal imprints are Cziraki’s main interest for creating works. Both have shaped our modern psyche and natural world, transforming them, evolving them and sometimes destroying them. His goal is to use the power of expression to create new associations between society, religion, and nature. Mesopotamia is labeled as one of the cradles of civilization. The evolutions of society and civilization have left their imprint on the environments that surround them. Euphrates Rising is a work constructed using water samples from the Hudson River located near Manhattan. The water was processed in order to isolate and culture bacteria present within said sample on nutrient agar plates. Various antibiotics were administered to growing cultures, such that natural resistance could be inferred.
Technical Information:
Media Used: Hudson River Water sample, Digital print of sample cultured on nutrient agar plates.
