Totem Art Series

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 with background information. Enjoy.

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...

23 January, 2022

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...

18 January, 2022

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? ...

15 January, 2022

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,...

15 January, 2022

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...

14 January, 2022

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...

11 January, 2022

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....

22 May, 2021

A special thanks to Monique A. for her inspiring comment on #4. Her beautiful words have influenced me to rename the series ‘Totem', which I have expressed in a private response to her and now...

13 May, 2021

In response to Marko on Art Limited, I wrote: Thank you Marko. Yes the object seems to have an almost archetypal quality to it, reminiscent of many space-like movies. The slit being iconic as a port...

10 May, 2021

The inaugural Totem. The scenery is Iceland, a field that was part of a farm; a roadside stop to pet the horses during our travels west along the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, I guess here is where...

08 May, 2021