The Strange Color of your Body's Tears
AV Installation
Duration: 30 min.
Thursday, 12 March 2020 | 15:00 > 15:30 2020-03-12T15:00:00.000Z | Foyers
Friday, 13 March 2020 | 15:00 > 15:30 2020-03-13T15:00:00.000Z | Foyers
Saturday, 14 March 2020 | 15:00 > 15:30 2020-03-14T15:00:00.000Z | Foyers
Sunday, 15 March 2020 | 15:00 > 15:30 2020-03-15T15:00:00.000Z | Foyers
Video: https://vimeo.com/388882432
This multimedia video installation features abstract, geometric colors and shapes generated from realtime air quality data. The audience can search for specific cities and dates of air quality records using custom software installed in a touchscreen. As the pollution index of a particular location changes, the colors change over time in synchronicity with the air quality.
I want to relate to the misery of an inhospitable environment as an aesthetically pleasing event. As the planet rushes to a catastrophic and irreversible climate crisis, I wanted to experience it as a process that’s beautiful, superficial, and without consequence.
This multimedia video installation features abstract, geometric colors and shapes generated from realtime air quality data. The audience can search for specific cities and dates of air quality records using custom software installed in a touchscreen. As the pollution index of a particular location changes, the colors change over time in synchronicity with the air quality.
I want to relate to the misery of an inhospitable environment as an aesthetically pleasing event. As the planet rushes to a catastrophic and irreversible climate crisis, I wanted to experience it as a process that’s beautiful, superficial, and without consequence.
Gallery
The Strange Color of your Body's Tears
The Strange Color of your Body's Tears
The Strange Color of your Body's Tears
Author
Eric Medine is a Los Angeles area artist working in multimedia and video art. Most recently he completed a residency at the Can Serrat Centro de Actividades Artisticas in Barcelona, Spain. He has given numerous lectures, workshops, and presentations on topics such as curating electronic art, hacking video game hardware, and software programming for live video exhibitions. He currently is co-director of La-Va.org, a loosely organized communtiy of video artists working primarily in the...