
Beginning of the End, Teotihuacan, Mexico
In this large-scale photographic work, Mariko Mori inserts herself into the ancient pre-Columbian ruins of Teotihuacan, Mexico, appearing as a futuristic, otherworldly figure amid the historic pyramids and landscape. The glossy, laminated cibachrome surface enhances the image's vivid, hyper-real quality, creating a striking tension between the ancient and the technologically modern. Mori's presence as a luminous, alien-like being suggests a meditation on the cyclical nature of civilization, spiritual transcendence, and the passage of time.
- Medium
- laminated color cibachrome mounted on aluminum
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Under the Influence
September 19, 2013
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