Ami Ellis

Forms of Becoming, 2026

Paper, copper wire

This work is a quiet and poetic taxonomy, an interpretation of microscopic/geological forms that suggests themes of observation, classification, material memory and the relationship between scientific knowledge and aesthetic experience. It takes an inspiration from Sowerby’s mineralogical handbook what became known as the 'Yorkshire Meteorite'.

"On December 13, 1795, a fifty-six-pound meteorite fell from the sky into an English quarry. Wondering if it had “come from some volcano in the Moon”, the landowner turned this lump of multi-coloured minerals over to James Sowerby, a well-connected scientific illustrator and naturalist..."

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