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Cosmic dust collection (Extraterrestrial Smithereens)
His project for Busan Biennale will open up even to a cosmic dimension. By means of satellite dishes, dust is magnetically accumulated. "CosmicDust (Interplanetary Dust Particle Collection)" carries on with what Mitchell has been collecting in his dust archive since 2003: dust. He has developed a metaphor and set a motif that undermines all expectations of "purity" in art. Dust in its particles is not easily recognizable. Material emerges first as a cluster of dust particles accumulated by invisible, magnetic forces. Dust comes from out of nowhere. On the other hand, the satellite dishes that collect this dust, by their form, relate to scientific or even military equipment. They embody the idea of sensuallygrasping the invisible, the information from outer space or the coded signals from unknown enemies. Dane Mitchell creates by means of his installation an iconicity to question visibility and understandability of art in the context of the Biennale.
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