Patricia Domínguez Chilean, b. 1984

This painting refers to one of the experiments Domínguez encountered at CERN: the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment. Two golden chambers filled with liquid argon are positioned across the earth from each other, seeking to register neutrinos, a type of particle that passes straight through the planet’s core, and, on occasion, through our bodies - termed a ‘golden event’ - without us knowing.

Domínguez imagines being sensitive enough to detect this moment and interpret this information. 'Evento Dorado: Cuando te traspasa un neutrino solar [Golden Event: When you get hit by a solar neutrino]' crystallises her desire for a feeling of unity with the universe. She imagines a sense of euphoria in crossing paths with another being, energy or force and receiving its messages.

The painting is enhanced by a shower of citrine gemstones. As they catch the light, they evoke the golden chamber at CERN, a notion that conjures images of a legendary or heavenly place. The scattered stones float between the figure and a celestial orb looming in the corner, as if tethering the two together by invisible forces.