The title refers to the scientific idea that every atom in our bodies was forged inside ancient stars. We are, quite literally, made from cosmic dust. Modern astronomy tells us that the carbon, oxygen, iron, and many other elements essential to life were created during the birth and death of stars billions of years before Earth existed. In that sense, every person carries the history of the universe within them. Like much of Whitney Wolf II's Energy and Attention series, the work asks viewers to slow down and observe.
The title refers to the scientific idea that every atom in our bodies was forged inside ancient stars. We are, quite literally, made from cosmic dust. Modern astronomy tells us that the carbon, oxygen, iron, and many other elements essential to life were created during the birth and death of stars billions of years before Earth existed. In that sense, every person carries the history of the universe within them. Like much of Whitney Wolf II's Energy and Attention series, the work asks viewers to slow down and observe.
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