Industrial Paradise Lost

William Blake created 12 illustrations in 1808 for John Milton's epic 1674 poem "Paradise Lost", which is a vast expansion of the story of Adam and Eve. Ted Chapin updates the Milton/Blake story with his sculptural reinterpretations of Blake's illustrations. Chapin's sculptures, seemingly mechanized augmentations of Blake's gestures, express the industrial paradise now lost to us as we wander forward into the digital age.