Encapsulated

Water-powered gears of biodegradable plastic relentlessly churn above a basin, circulating water through an extractive, self-eroding engine of capitalist time. Beneath this mechanism, a verdant bed of moss and ferns, among Earth’s oldest plant forms, drinks in the cascade, symbolizing ecological time and nature’s cyclical resilience.

A Sisyphus-like siphon periodically drains each overflow, echoing the precarious tipping points of the climate crisis. Mineral-laden drips slowly form stalactite-like cones: a geological whisper of deep time. Together, these interwoven layers invite reflection on impermanence, interdependence, and the invisible futures seeded by present actions.

The installation creates a meditation on temporal scales, from the immediate mechanical rhythms of extraction to the vast geological processes that shape our planet. It questions our relationship with time itself and challenges viewers to consider the long-term consequences of short-term thinking in an era of environmental crisis.