sessile is a colony of 50 kinetic but non-motile devices that respond to changes in ambient light levels by opening and closing their limbs. Although individuals share a common form each reacts to environmental change in subtly different and often surprising ways. These differences arise from a myriad of factors including small variations in construction, surface imperfections, their orientation to ground and most importantly their internal emotional state. The later arising as each individual in the sessile colony has as continuously changing internal level of anxiety that is directly influenced by recent environmental events.
In a gallery context, a viewer’s shadow becomes a part of the colony’s environment and a medium of interaction. Through one’s shadow, viewers cause oscillations in individual stress levels. Recent histories can lead to calmed, aggressive or defensive behaviours or even temporary dormancy.
Sessile was at ArtSpace from Oct 16 - Nov 22, 2008
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