THE MOONS OF DARWIN

‘A LUNA KANULA.’
— a Russian palindrome, meaning: ‘the Moon has disappeared.’

The Moons of Darwin consists of 24 collages, each depicting an abstract skyscape, whose palette corresponds to one of the hours of either daytime or evening, experienced in the tropical environs of Darwin, Australia. Christian Bök has produced the entire series of works, as an exercise over the course of 24 hours, beginning the creation of each work upon the hour (starting at 2:00 AM on 23 Oct 2022), applying as many triangles as possible to a pasteboard, then abandoning the collage after 60 minutes, moving onto the next work, without cessation, until he has completed the whole daily cycle. Bök has exhibited these works at the Northern Centre of Contemporary Art (NCCA) in Darwin for the artshow, entitled ‘24HR Art.’