TERRY POULOS

Hydromeda

Acrylic, Glass, Water, Multi-Spectrum Kinetic LED Lighting, Wood Base
3 Feet High (5 feet with Base), 3 Foot Square Perimeter

A native Chicagoan, Terry was a communications major in college who dabbled toward an art minor. He pursued a career in journalism, writing for (among others) various Greek American publications on a number of topics, including science. Near simultaneous, he’s served as an NFL Replay Assistant for 17 years, working the 2015 Super Bowl. Separately, he founded The Sports Index Inc., a stock market data service, blog on the business of sports, and ultimately a digital financial literacy curricula.
​Precedent-setting  kinetic light sculpture lit from underneath a pyramid aquarium. Hydromeda  is a conjunction of “Hydro” (Greek for water) and the galaxy “Andromeda.”   This  mythical hybrid, androgynous entity embodies the  `Luminiferous Aether,’ a plasma-like substance once postulated by  ancient alchemists. Although never proven through experiment and not accepted by  modern science, the essence of the aether is that it’s the  most fundamental element of the multiverse, a field permeating  all existence which forms a medium for energy and matter to  propagate. The  artist envisions Hydromeda on the precipice of giving birth to Gaia,  the mythical Earth goddess. Gaia’s egg incubates in the amniotic fluid  of the primordial plasma, awaiting her crown. Accompanying her into the realm of material matter are her loyal knights who stand guard, poised to  escort Her Majesty to her dominion over Mother  Earth. The  85-gallon, four-sided, 3-foot in height sculpture approximates the  dimensions of the missing pyramidian (capstone) that would have adorned the  Great Pyramid at Giza in ancient times. The Great Pyramid is the most  complex and mysterious of the three pyramids on the Giza  plateau. According to alternate history hypotheses, the three  pyramids are precisely aligned with the three stars of the  constellation Orion’s belt at a specified epoch in history.  Orion is located within the Andromeda galaxy. Known  to conventional Egyptology as Pharoh Khufu’s tomb, the Great  Pyramid is one of the seven wonders of the ancient and modern world.  It’s long been speculated to have an inclination in position and via its  air shafts, passages, and king and queen’s chambers with that of Orion’s  stars. These speculative theories tie the seemingly implausible  construction of The Great Pyramid to a pre-history - possibly Atlantis - now  lost to modern humans.

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​AVAILABLE SIZES
LARGE: 56" x 79"
STANDARD: 37" x 52"

AVAILABLE EDITIONS
LARGE: Edition of 12
STANDARD: Edition of 12