I was watching a new episode of Ancient Aliens and found inspiration for a new piece. Not because they made a good point. Not because they showed an interesting visual, but because one of the believers expressed the idea that, since the mayan calendar and the large hadron collider look somewhat similar (they are round and have lots of concentric circles) they must have been used for the same thing. "Proof" that ancients had new technology.
Anyways, I hope i don't have to go into why this is a ridiculous line of reasoning, but it was an interesting concept, if not a totally incorrect conclusion; that you could harness the power of something simply by mimicking it's shape. The Future is a prophetic piece, harnessing the energy of the Mayan calendar, illuminating what's to come...and in all reality, this piece does exactly what the calendar was meant for. It shows a never ending pattern of life. The concentric circle pattern ensures that it will continue. It ensures the future. And I guess, looking at it from that viewpoint, the ancient alien guys were right...though I don't think that's quite what they meant.
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