THE THIN LAYER ON WHICH WE BUILD OUR LIVES
A work in process
“This time-based work draws on geological thinking to explore behaviour, environment and instability. In geological terms, regolith is the layer of loose material covering the bedrock of a planet and includes dust, soil, broken rock, and other related materials.”
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Living with Water, Proposition for a lecture (images and text). 2020 – ongoing
This proposition uses a dynamic and changing script and projected images to talk about our dependence on water.
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Southern Ruin, Proposition for a scene (clay and texts). 2020 – ongoing
This proposition uses a dynamic and changing script to develop a correspondence with Aristide Antonas’ essay The Construction of Southern Ruins, or Instructions for Dealing with Debt.
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Rockfall, Rehearsal for a sound (running time 17sec). 2020 – ongoing
This acoustic happening is a portentous signal of unfolding events – the afterlife of a tipping point. Several variations of this sound piece exist – they are to be played at loud volume.
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The Enigma of Dead Objects, Script for a performance (book cover). 2020 – ongoing
This proposition uses a dynamic and changing script to chart a conversation between technology and archaeology. This play features the characters Black Box and Temple of Poseidon (Sounion).
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Magnetised Field, Rehearsal for a performance (rocks). 2020 – ongoing
This piece of geologic choreography brings together a group of standing stones. Collectively they establish a charged meeting place, where each individual contributes its own ancient rhythm to the performance of stasis.
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Emplacements, Construction for a script (text). 2020 – ongoing
An ongoing collection of concrete poems. Above shows: E1 (the stealth undermining of labour value) and E5 (the unequal divisions in economic wealth).
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Living on Air, Proposition for a lecture (images and text). 2020 – ongoing
This proposition uses a dynamic and changing script and projected images to talk about our dependence on air.
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Stronghold, Construction for a scene (various rock types). 2020 – ongoing
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Mountain Building, Construction for a performance (projection). 2020 – ongoing
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Mass Erosion Event, Rehearsal for a performance (various rock types). 2020 – ongoing
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Mass Erosion Event, Rehearsal for a performance (various rock types). 2020 – ongoing
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Letting Go, Rehearsal for an action (images). 2020 – ongoing
These structures are a signal of unfolding events – the consequence of natural agility to counter the forces of ‘holding on’.
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Anxiety in Extractive Praxis, Proposition for a lecture (text). 2020 – ongoing
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On Other Planets, Rehearsal for an action (various dust types). 2020 – ongoing
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Alone at Last, Scenario for a performance (projection). 2020 – ongoing
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