Galactic Remix

Hand of God series

This series shows several collages of humans and the cosmos, in an effort to consider several different concepts of an omnipotent being.

The touch of a hand

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The huge evergrowing pulsating brain that rules from the center of the ultraworld

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There's a party in my galaxy

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The overseeing eye

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The wish giver

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Demon Series

In contrast with the Hand of God series, this shows the fiery and awe-inspiring aspects of the cosmos, composited with similarly-forboding demon images.

Demonic spawn of the cosmos

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Demon inside the fire

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Planet Repurpose Series

Taking images of the bodies orbiting our sun and placing them in situations where they do not belong.

From whence the moon came

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The giant spider of Saturn's Tethys moon

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Happy birthday, Earth!

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What a lovely night

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Rings of Earth

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Ariel View series

Mainly concerned with arial views from the Iknonos, Modis, and Aster imaging sensors, this series seeks to change their focus through photoshopping.

It began in Afrika

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This is the big one

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A Vatican hurricane

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The US Navy on a Venitian holiday

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That is one large island

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Worshipping the Suez canal

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Skysitter

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ET Eiffel Tower

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