Seducing a Satellite
As art director, my role included working with the performer to create the visual language of the markings. I also coordinated the supply of material to the performer throughout the dance and kept track of the shotlist to establish which parts of the drawing had been revealed. Most importantly, I led communication with the drone videographer to determine the 25 square meter zone in aerial and translate it to real scale without marking directly onto the land. The goal for the dance to be readable on the satellite images included not compromising the results of the performance by creating a visual boarder.
PERFORMANCE FOR AN ORBITAL MACHINE.
This project explores the possibility of
developing an ephemeral, visual
dialogue with
Earth-observing satellites.
It is a quiet request to be seen. It’s an
invitation to calibrate, however briefly, to
the same frequency.
TEMPORARY MARKS
Made through movement and dance using the body to place and connect with the land. They can be seen at the scale of the Earth but mark the dataset with their impermanance. The black contrast of the biochar against the dried lake bed contains burnt coconut and waste biomass; a material used for soil ammendment and carbon sequestration that is non-toxic and will
intentionally erode and fade over time.