Bugada & Cargnel

Charles Ross

Hours Chamber of Star Axis
2000
lamba print mounted on aluminium
180 x 120 centimeters

For years, Charles ROSS has also been working on the construction of a monumental site in New Mexico, Star Axis, an architectural work of art that the artist understands to be a link between the earth and the stars. Within this majestic site, the Hour Chamber allows for example to observe one hour of the rotation of the earth. In the center of this site, the Star Tunnel, located exactly in the Earth's rotation axis, is an ideal place to observe the curve of the stars. Three large photographs shot by the artist on this site reflect its majesty.

Charles Ross

Solar Burns in the time it takes sunlight to reach the earth
1977
burn on painted wood panel
37 x 42 centimeters
Unique

It was after a long time working on the diffraction of the light that Charles ROSS has decided to focus on its concentration: showing the raw power of the sun, the Solar Burns are the result of exposure of a wooden panel to sunlight concentrated by an optical lens. At the surface of the wood emerges a pattern left by the combustion phenomenon on a simple white painting. From panel to panel appears an eerie constellation of black stars.

Charles Ross

Star Trails at Star Axis
2000
lamba print mounted on aluminium
120 x 180 centimeters

For years, Charles ROSS has also been working on the construction of a monumental site in New Mexico, Star Axis, an architectural work of art that the artist understands to be a link between the earth and the stars. Within this majestic site, the Hour Chamber allows for example to observe one hour of the rotation of the earth. In the center of this site, the Star Tunnel, located exactly in the Earth's rotation axis, is an ideal place to observe the curve of the stars. Three large photographs shot by the artist on this site reflect its majesty.