Balloon Ray

In this stark relief woodcut, Currier presents an unknown object situated on a rocky shore as if waiting to receive a signal. Rendered through deliberate, directional gouge marks, the high-contrast composition features a monumental dish or sail beneath a violently swirling sky. The scene aligns with Currier’s investigation into what he terms the Upper Anthropocene, a distant future where telecommunications infrastructure has become a mysterious ruin. By reducing the rugged landscape to its strongest graphic elements, the artist imagines a relic of the signal age fully reclaimed by deep time.