Deep in the vast nurseries of our galaxy, ancient water resides in its atomic form. Hydrogen emerged in the Big Bang and oxygen in the cores of stars more massive than the Sun. Parallel to this Earthly realm, intergalactic ponds materialize above the stars. A pond seems to say, “as above, so below,” as it turns its image of the world upside down.

Jenna Sutela's Pond Brain, 2026 presents sounds from her instrument-fountain of the same name. The water-filled bronze bowl can be played, or activated by touch and friction. Forged as the artist’s neuroplastic portrait, Pond Brain resembles a spouting bowl orchestrating feedback loops of sonic vibrations and dancing droplets.

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