Point Nemo | sea [sic]

Abstract

Point Nemo is the name of the Oceanic pole of inaccessibility. The nearest terrestrial human life is located approximately 1,000 miles away; often, the nearest humans are located in space, approximately 250 miles away, aboard the International Space Station. The composition of this work draws inspiration from Théodore Géricault's painting, "The Raft of Medusa" (1818--19). Situated at a sublime intersect of sea and sky, this work represents a meditation on human desire --- the poetics that drive human exploration and the urgencies that underly human migration.