DEPARTURE
2015 – ONGOING
LIFE-LONG PERFORMATIVE ACTION +
PERFORMATIVE ARTEFACT
EDITION OF TWO:
[ONE COMPLETE LIFE-LONG SET +
ONE DRAWING COMPLETE FoR EACH YEAR]
PLEASE CONTACT FOR INFORMATION
ON YEARS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.
The moon is slowly receding as the Earth’s rotation falters - a consequence of the inescapable symmetry and reciprocity in our underlying dynamics. The distance between us expands by approximately 3.78cm per year.
On December 14th 1972, at precisely 5:55 EST, Apollo XVII successfully lifted off the lunar surface, ending our last manned mission to the moon. Since then forty three years have passed and we are still yet to return. Every year we wait, the journey becomes a little longer. In honour of this relationship and the moon’s gentle migration, ‘departure’ is a continuing series of yearly measurements marking the additional distance that would need to be travelled should we choose to return. As of January 2026 there are fifty three drawings that collectively measure 200.34 cm.
This work exists in two parallel editions: one that remains intact as a life-long collection and one that exists as a set of independent drawings sold by year (from 1973 - onwards + 1972 AP) with a new drawing made available December 15th of each year.