Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw
In The Future the Past Will be Different (part 2)
2016
mixed media
5 x 28 x 28 inches (13 x 71 x 71 cm)

This piece is a miniature reproduction of the final death scene for the cult Heaven's Gate, whose cult suicide occured in 1997. Their beliefs included a faith in ancient astronauts who would come to receive the prized few into a highly developed, transhuman state. The artists became interested in the cult after corresponding via email with two remaining members were "left behind to answer correspondence". The miniature piece portrays the scene of the 39 suicides, compete with bunk beds, purple cloths, and the black Nike shoes they wore in their final days.