In miniature models, Thomas Doyle envisions a disturbing future of technology takeover – huge
If we were to travel over the next 500 years, what would the monuments decorating the parks and town squares commemorate? Thomas Doyle takes us on an unsettling journey to imagine our endless fascination with technology, the culture we might encounter.
The New York-based artist (formerly) has toys engraved miniatures in a ratio of 1:43 and smaller. His new dystopian series A clear historyinvoking classical Greek and Roman sculptures, although respected figures seem to be warnings rather than ideal warnings. Sharp rays pass through the woman’s head as “click rate”, while the curved protagonist “opt in” shows a tortuous neck posture that many of us know very well.
Interested in the long tail of culture, Doyle often looks over to better understand the consequences of our present. “I’m fascinated by what seems to be a new way of humanity, not moving forward, hoping to get the best way,” he said.
In each mixed media scene, tiny figures stare or sit near weathered statues as they consider a world that comes and goes. “The traps of the culture of the past are all around us, transformed over the centuries and are almost unrecognizable,” the artist added. “I’m trying to track the way today’s technology will reverberate over time. What will the seeds we plant today grow? What becomes a symbol of respect? What is a warning myth?”
Doyle currently has some models at the Ukrainian National Museum in Chicago, and he was very generous in sharing behind-the-scenes glimpses on Instagram.
