01/12/2025
Terra Atlas is a poetic mapping of what lies beneath. Middennacht & Alexander unearth forgotten materials—buried oil tanks, corroded metals, remnants of earth and ice—and fit them into the light. What was once discarded and contaminated is not erased, but transformed; preserved in translucent layers of epoxy, reshaped into functional objects that are also sculptural relics.
Each piece carries its own soul. The rawness of the material is never hidden; it speaks. It tells stories of time, neglect, and transformation. The result is not just design, but a dialogue—between past and present, decay and renewal, utility and beauty. In embracing imperfections, the duo reveals a deeper emotional resonance: a reverence for what was usually overlooked.
Terra Atlas is part of How I Got Over, Middennacht & Alexander’s ongoing body of work that explores themes of memory, material, and soulful sustainability. The exhibition invites viewers into a self-contained universe where design becomes archaeology, and every object becomes a vessel for history and care. This is a quiet resistance against enslave. A tactile mythology of earth, substance, and transformation.
