That’s no moon — Steel, pine rosin, Death Star temporary tattoo, used titanium magnet braided necklaces, stone
Image courtesy of Priya Vaswani
That’s no moon — Steel, pine rosin, Death Star temporary tattoo, used titanium magnet braided necklaces, stone
Image courtesy of Priya Vaswani
That’s no moon — Steel, pine rosin, Death Star temporary tattoo, used titanium magnet braided necklaces, stone
Image courtesy of Priya Vaswani
That’s no moon — Steel, pine rosin, Death Star temporary tattoo, used titanium magnet braided necklaces, stone
Image courtesy of Priya Vaswani
That’s no moon — Steel, pine rosin, Death Star temporary tattoo, used titanium magnet braided necklaces, stone
Image courtesy of Priya Vaswani
That’s no moon — Steel, pine rosin, Death Star temporary tattoo, used titanium magnet braided necklaces, stone
Image courtesy of John Carlano
That’s no moon — Steel, pine rosin, Death Star temporary tattoo, used titanium magnet braided necklaces, stone
Image courtesy of Priya Vaswani
That’s no moon — Steel, pine rosin, Death Star temporary tattoo, used titanium magnet braided necklaces, stone
Image courtesy of John Carlano
That’s no moon — 2026. Dimensions variable. Steel, pine rosin, Death Star temporary tattoo, used titanium magnet necklaces, stone
Originally produced in Japan for people with back pain, Titanium Magnet necklaces (Phiten necklaces) are purported to ‘balance’ the body via titanium integrated into the cord through a ‘complicated’ and ‘proprietary’ process. Major League Baseball players started wearing them and their popularity quickly spread to every youth baseball player in the early 2010s, producing many off-brand varieties. They have since fallen out of favor with professional and youth athletes, but these necklaces still carry ‘vintage’ dirt, sweat, and abstract promises of athletic prowess.
That’s no moon is comprised of approximately fifty feet of these pre-owned necklaces (including four that belonged to my younger brother), attached together with their interchangeable plastic buckles and secured with adhesive. This chain runs on an extended diagonal from the ceiling to the floor, two other objects held in the balance. From the ceiling, the necklaces suspend a steel ring with a cast pine rosin disc inside of it: on this ‘moon’ is a temporary tattoo of the infamous Death Star. On the floor, the chain of necklaces is anchored by a rock with metal wheels, slumped over and leaning on a steel plate that has been cut to the dimensions of the palm piece of a baseball glove. The excess necklace chain is looped next to the rock, ready to return to use when necessary.
What has the power to ‘hang the moon?’ And what happens when it that moon is a false star (so to speak)?
As Obi-Wan Kenobi so astutely observes, That’s no moon.