If then the universe is everything that we can perceive or imagine,
what was there before it began? Maybe there were other beginnings,
other universes. The uncertainty principle holds that even apparently
empty space has quantum energy fluctuations; the unfolding of our
universe may have been instigated by such a simple and yet
unfathomable occurrence, as stated by the inflation theory.
Our universe could be one in a sea of others,
slightly different or even radically incomprehensible to us. These other
universes will probably remain inaccessible to direct observation, their
possibilities only available to us via our imaginations.
The parallel universe of JCP is about one of those possibilities.
It’s an imaginative realm in which normality, as we perceive it,
is transformed. A cosmos where mystery is the norm, where the
immaterial takes unexpected shapes and the transformation of
familiar forms creates new meanings.
THE PAST IS THE FUTURE and time’s arrow
can travel in any direction or in multiple directions at once, giving rise to
objects that transcend our perception of time by using uncharacteristic
blends of traditional techniques, advanced methods of construction and
mysterious materials. JCP’s objects evoke memories of the future, mak-
ing us ponder their true nature.
The ‘humans’ inhabiting this universe are JCP’s artificers and their
creations have unique properties that alter established standards of
what is normal or acceptable. Each a distinctive artifact with the capacity
to change the way we live our lives through the filter of another reality.
THE CURRENT HUMAN UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNIVERSE’S
RIGIN IS THAT ABOUT 13.8 BILLION YEARS AGO A SINGLE
UNIMAGINABLY HOT, DENSE SUBATOMIC POINT UNDERWENT
EXPLOSIVE GROWTH AND HAS CONTINUED TO EXPAND EVER SINCE,
CREATING ENERGY, MATTER AND ALL THE OBJECTS OR PHENOMENA
OF THE UNIVERSE AS IT DID SO.
The farthest observable edge of existence
would take 47 billion years to reach if we could travel as fast as light
itself, which is currently impossible except in our imagination.
Even the vast numbers of things we can see and measure
(stars, dust and gas) account for less than 5% of the known universe.
The rest is composed of the so-called dark matter and dark energy
that perhaps hold the key to the questions that remain unanswered
about the workings of reality as we experience it.
JCP IS A UNIVERSE THAT TRANSFORMS OUR NORMALITY BY
ENCOURAGING US TO REFLECT ON OUR OWN WAY OF LIFE,
HERE ON EARTH.
