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Taxonomies of Absence

Taxonomies of Absence

Dina Goebel

2026
Medium: 3D resin printing waste, acrylic paint, print on paper, canvas
Available through select galleries

Taxonomies of Absence are relief works that map ecological presence through absence. Using 3D printing waste and restrained monochrome surfaces, each piece frames a species within a dark central field where scientific language is partially eroded and difficult to read.

Fragments accumulate across the surface, building density and pressure — suggesting systems under strain rather than stable classification. The works sit between documentation and disappearance, questioning what it means to catalogue life in the Anthropocene.

Framed in black-stained timber floating frame, ready to hang
Size including frame: 45 × 45 × 3.5 cm

Variations are:

  • Taxonomy of Soldier Crab (Mictyris longicarpus)
  • Taxonomy of Giant Sea Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera)
  • Taxonomy of Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis)
  • Taxonomy of Lion’s Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata)
  • Taxonomy of Leafy Sea Dragon (Phycodurus eques)
  • Taxonomy of Sea Cucumber (classification)
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