Haroon Mirza
OxyContin, 2019
Ginger root electroetching on copper PCB blank, framed
Frame:
38.5 x 49 cm
15 1/8 x 19 1/4 inches
Copper PCB:
30 x 20 cm
11 3/4 x 7 7/8 inches
38.5 x 49 cm
15 1/8 x 19 1/4 inches
Copper PCB:
30 x 20 cm
11 3/4 x 7 7/8 inches
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Photo: Dirk Tacke
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Created by placing organic material on copper boards and passing a current through them, Haroon Mirza’s electro-etchings fuse together the technoid-digital world and the natural, shamanistic-magical world by using organic...
Created by placing organic material on copper boards and passing a current through them, Haroon Mirza’s electro-etchings fuse together the technoid-digital world and the natural, shamanistic-magical world by using organic material. "I've always been interested in organic matter, material, and organisms because of their chaotic, unpredictable and autonomous nature, and also as a metaphor for other things", the artist stated in an interview. The usage of PCB copper plates (which are normally used in computers) and drugs in shamanistic rituals is also found in other works of his internationally recognized installations, sculptures and video pieces.
The work OxyContin is related to the dramatic increase in Oxycodone abuse in the USA and refers to the prescription drug OxyContin, which contains the substance Oxycodone, an opioid which is largely credited to be the source of the opioid crises in the USA. While a sliced ginger root is placed on a electrified PCB copper plate for 6 minutes, the ginger root reacts with the plate and leaves permanent marks. Other works of the series also show a chemical reaction of the San Pedro cactus on the copper surface or other traces of organic material like garlic flowers or are connected to other drugs. For instance, Mirza made copper plates with Liberty Caps, which is the most common psychoactive mushroom.
The work OxyContin is related to the dramatic increase in Oxycodone abuse in the USA and refers to the prescription drug OxyContin, which contains the substance Oxycodone, an opioid which is largely credited to be the source of the opioid crises in the USA. While a sliced ginger root is placed on a electrified PCB copper plate for 6 minutes, the ginger root reacts with the plate and leaves permanent marks. Other works of the series also show a chemical reaction of the San Pedro cactus on the copper surface or other traces of organic material like garlic flowers or are connected to other drugs. For instance, Mirza made copper plates with Liberty Caps, which is the most common psychoactive mushroom.