"Institutional Twilight/Hemera & Nyx", black painted brass, 2017

Institutional Twilight /ˌinstəˈt(y)o͞oSH(ə)n(ə)l ˈtwīˌlīt/

a state of ambiguity, or gradual decline of the strict forms of organization at the intersec- tions between the respective areas of authority of a multiplicity of complex, hierarchical social and political institutions.

Hemera /ˈhɛmərə/

the personification of day and one of the ancient Greek primordial deities. Her husband was her brother Aether (Light), with whom she gave birth to Thalassa (Sea), Uranus (Heavens) and Gaia (Earth). According to Hesiod's Theogony, Hemera left Tartarus just as Nyx entered it; when Hemera returned, Nyx left.

Nyx /ˈnɪks/

the personification of night and one of the ancient Greek goddesses. A shadowy figure, Nyx stood at or near the beginning of creation and mothered other personified deities such as Hypnos (Sleep) and Thanatos (Death), with Erebus (Darkness). Her appearances are sparse in surviving mythology, but reveal her as a figure of such exceptional power and beauty that she is feared by Zeus himself.