This immersive, theatrical installation is designed to explore and
expand upon the ways in which space can be used to resonate with the human
experience. The installation begins to ask if it is possible to exist within a
surveillance space. How do we react to such a situation and does it change our
perception of space when directly confronted with the surveillance device.
The suspended strips provide for the transitional phase between external
space and internal surveillance space; encouraging a polarised encounter
between excitement and anxiety. The carefully placed set of strip components allow
for a modest level of personal control, the potential for discovery and
exploration as well as a sense of precariousness (i.e. danger)
The loop/ video projection creates a series of intersecting occasions
between the participant and the set-up which ignites a range of reciprocal / sequential
movements. The participant enters and constructs a personal experience; of
power and control. The participant’s enters a constantly shifting dialogue;
each interaction will in turn have a mutual reaction – video projector output
is directly affected by the input and vice versa. Information provided by the
video, the loop and the participant is not just passed but mutually constructed.
The use of scaffolding emphasises the designs temporality, providing a
platform for social and political exchange / transformation.
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