MOON CIRCLE NO. 3
The Sun In Your Hand
with Emilio Chapela
A collector's journey through light and time, culminating in the Sun held in your hand. Over nine months, Emilio will invite us to reach toward the Sun, tracing its energy and the flows moving through our world. An artwork will emerge from this solar inquiry.
Moon Circle is a nine-month programme in which a small group of participants accompanies Emilio Chapela through the creation of a new artwork.
Over the course of nine months, Chapela will reach toward the Sun’s energy, touching it, questioning it, and tracing the solar flows that move across the world. This work will unfold in nine stages, each one marked by a full moon.
Though it is mainly visible at night, the full moon is also a solar phenomenon: sunlight reflected to Earth. This is an invitation to step inside a solar experience and to witness and be part of something rare: the slow creation of an artwork that reveals itself over time, moon by moon.
Rather than fast collecting, Moon Circle is built on shared witnessing over time. Conspirators encounter the artist’s process through gatherings, monthly physical deliveries, and material traces. Presence may be in person or remote, across Europe, with Berlin as the base.
At the end of the journey, an artwork born from nine months of solar inquiry will be yours. Join us in this passage between light and time, and carry the Sun home in your hand.
ABOUT EMILIO CHAPELA
His practice unfolds as a dialogue between science, ecology, and philosophy, aiming to foster environmental awareness and critical reflection. Working across video, sculpture, painting, and installation, his work explores light, time, astronomy, water, and river systems. Through these investigations, Chapela asks how art can generate imaginaries and poetics grounded in ecological thinking to help re-imagine sustainable futures.
www.emiliochapela.com
COLLECTIONS
Chapela’s work is part of public and private collections internationally, including the Mercedes-Benz Art Collection (Germany); Pérez Art Museum Miami, Phoenix Art Museum, Pardon, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and The Ringling Museum of Art (USA); the Jumex Museum, MUAC Museum, FEMSA, and the Museo de la Cancillería (Mexico); and MARTE Museum (El Salvador).
HOW TO JOIN?
The Moon Circle starts this spring and we're eager to hear from you. Fill out the form here or contact us at [email protected] to set up a conversation.
WHEN DOES IT START?
The Moon Circle begins in spring 2024 and runs for nine consecutive full moons. With each moon, you'll witness part of the final artwork coming into creation.
WHAT WILL I GET?
Each full moon brings an experience, an artifact, a piece to your door. At the cycle's end, you'll receive an exclusive artwork by Emilio Chapela.