Welcome to the Totem Art Series showcase.
A meta-realist/meta-conceptual art project by Christian Joore.
A few selected works from the series, accompanied by background information and fragments of fictional storytelling. Enjoy.
What is the universe made of? You’d think we have an answer to this. Instead, what we have is a menagerie of theoretical oddities. The combined efforts of centuries of great thinkers, and brightest intellects, toiling endlessly...
I dedicate this artwork to Cyril, who affectionately mentioned how this series had impacted him, similar to Kubrick's 2001 A Space Odyssey film. This private comment impacted me too, It made me realize that the series...
I lost my father unexpectedly in 2021. He was very active in genealogy before his passing, uncovering family history as far back as the 1700's. We spoke often about it, and it was then I...
I have regret for Totem 21. My idea now is that the Totem is not a real object, but represents an idea. I have mentioned the 'Supra-net' previously, I think this is where I am...
I've been trying to develop a narrative for the Totem, with great difficulty. Lately, I have been steering away from the Totem representing a real object. So this artwork doesn't help. Many private comments from...
An old family photograph from the 1940's, adapted into the Totem series. The image is presented as photojournalism but the quiet presence of the obelisk removes it from the rational… quiet surrealism? ...
Freeman Dyson, Theoretical Physicist and Mathematician (Frankberry, 2008, p. 372): “It appears that mind, as manifested by the capacity to make choices, is to some extent inherent in every electron.” Mind from matter. In a quantum-mechanical sense,...
The ‘totem structure' itself acts as a broadcasting node along a Morphic Field. Where the structure both emanates and collects intuitive information. The Totem then is regarded as a ‘Port in a telepathic system', what...
The ‘seer's cleft' near the top is the most conspicuous detail. Its function is not fully understood, but there are accounts of its purpose. Overall, this ancient technology remains mysterious, with its origins reported extending...
Ganesha an elephant headed Hindu god. It is revered as the remover of obstacles. Totem11 alludes to this, demonstrating the path that moves beyond what is symbolic....