Strata of Pilbara, Core, #410, AUS, 2019
Strata of Pilbara, Core, #410, AUS, 2019

Details: Archivpigmentprint, 66 x 55.6 x 4 cm

Materials: Archivpigmentprint, mounted on a Tableaux-System, dibond, wood, glass


Strata of Pilbara – Core #410

North Pole Dome drilling, 2019, Western Australia
Explanation by Prof Martin Van Kranendonk, UNSW, Sydeny

„Black chert. This dark, extremely hard rock is an enigma – what does it represent, how did it become so hard and rich in silica? Was it originally a softer sediment that was hardened by mineralised fluids, or was it actually a hard rock to start with and came from the depths of the crust. What secrets will we find when we put it under the microscope and when we analyse its chemistry? Will it hold some useful information about our planet when it was very young?“















Strata of Pilbara, Core, #419, AUS, 2019
Strata of Pilbara, Core, #419, AUS, 2019

Details: Archivpigmentprint, 66 x 55.6 x 4 cm

Materials: Archivpigmentprint, mounted on a Tableaux-System, dibond, wood, glass


Strata of Pilbara – Core #410

North Pole Dome drilling, 2019, Western Australia
Explanation by Prof Martin Van Kranendonk, UNSW, Sydeny

„Black chert. This dark, extremely hard rock is an enigma – what does it represent, how did it become so hard and rich in silica? Was it originally a softer sediment that was hardened by mineralised fluids, or was it actually a hard rock to start with and came from the depths of the crust. What secrets will we find when we put it under the microscope and when we analyse its chemistry? Will it hold some useful information about our planet when it was very young?“















Strata of Pilbara, Core, #414, AUS, 2019
Strata of Pilbara, Core, #414, AUS, 2019

Details: Archivpigmentprint, 66 x 55.6 x 4 cm

Materials: Archivpigmentprint, mounted on a Tableaux-System, dibond, wood, glass


Strata of Pilbara – Core #410

North Pole Dome drilling, 2019, Western Australia
Explanation by Prof Martin Van Kranendonk, UNSW, Sydeny

















Strata of Pilbara, ZerOne - First Life, Core, #426, AUS, 2019, 2024
Strata of Pilbara, ZerOne - First Life, Core, #426, AUS, 2019, 2024

“ZerOne - First Life” is about scientific investigations and their artistic interpretations in the context of the relativity of our concept and understanding of time. The focus of Bernd‘s photographs is on the emergence of first life and the surfaces and structures of some of the oldest rock formations on our planet. Martin Van Kranendonk from the University of New South Wales @unsw and Kathleen Campbell from the University of Auckland @universityofauckland supported him with their knowledge.

Pictured here, Core, #426: “The four organic nodules are encapsulated traces of organic matter almost 3.5 billion years old. They are the earliest evidence of life.” Martin Van Kranendonk

North Pole Dome drilling, 2019, Western Australia

Details:
Archivpigmentprint, 66 x 55.6 x 4 cm
Materials: Archivpigmentprint, mounted on a Tableaux-System, dibond, wood, glass