River Quaternion

“Deserts possess a particular magic, since they have exhausted their own futures, and are thus free of time. Anything erected there, a city, a pyramid,
a motel, stands outside time.” —J.G. Ballard

River Quaternion is a dark spectre on the river–an enclosed abstract absolute thing in the geosphere. The pyramid is a form rich with associations–from ancient, visionary, interstellar, conspiracy, to the
utility of Green River’s pyramid housing radioactive material. Usually associated with a perfect fixed form, and a timeless symbol intended to stand beyond life and death, here it is a temporary intruder, a dark
blunt monument adrift, like a symbol in a Jungian dream.

Steve Badgett is a founding member and principal operator of the SIMPARCH collaborative, whose ethos is to create armatures for social interaction through experimentation with materials and design. His practice involves production of large-scale functional environments that examine building practices,
alternative technologies, and site specificity.1996 began working in collaboration as SIMPARCH making site-specific installations. This practice evolved into an ongoing interest in alternative methods and
materials as well as work that involves a broader audience and social context beyond art world parameters. SIMPARCH’s experiments often result in large scale works that take into account the specifics
and concerns of a given site or issue.

Site: Crystal Geyser