A Sun’s Lament

#1. Young Gun Sun In its prime, and so bright and yellow it was almost green, the sun flexed its youthful muscles, spewing out mighty pillars of gas into the void; pulsing tsunamis of electromagnetic waves towards its neighbours as if there were cosmic surfers to ride them; telling its audience stories about chariots and that it would live forever. What were a few billion years anyway? In fact, what even was a year? It spat thunderous flares no ears could hear, played hide and seek behind the moon, and thought death was forever away, until one day it grew … Continue reading A Sun’s Lament

Solar system series – construction

I’ve lost track of the dates here but this eventually became something rather different, and with more of a nod towards the shapes we see in clouds and mists. The planets are still there but this time being slightly distorted by the solar energies behind. 19th April. This, to me, has turned out to be a much more rewarding piece than some of the others. Simultaneously complex and simple, it’s given me a way of expressing the depth and movement of deep space without a single flashing light. Quantum physics probably has a view but as someone who has only … Continue reading Solar system series – construction