feed
a garden raised by television
by shane cooper
image: copyright 2006 simon jung
feed
a garden raised by television
by shane cooper
image: copyright 2006 simon jung
Description
The work is composed of two halves. The upper half is a video wall of television screens, each tuned to a different channel and playing at low volume. The lower half is a garden of ferns that can survive under conditions of extreme lighting. The television screens provide light to the plants, which grow towards them in a constricted space, eventually colliding.
The work measures 2m x 2m x 1m, and is suspended from the ceiling by aircraft cabling. It is shown in darkness.
The video wall has also been run from live feeds - infrared cameras installed in the gallery space. In this case, the garden survives on the presence of people, as infrared cameras convert images of visitors into visible light. "Feed" is part one in a series of four, and this subject is further explored in the second work "Light of Life".
History
| Dates | Event | Location | |
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02.26.2006 |
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Wellington, New Zealand 
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Shane Cooper |
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10.07.2007 |
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Bjork and Chris Cunningham, Lynn Hershmann, Shane Cooper, ////////fur////, Jens Brand, Christoph Bruno, Joyce Hinterding and David Haines, Ryoji Ikeda, George Legrady, Zachary Lieberman, Marnix de Nijs, David Rokeby, Staalplaat Soundsystem, Ari Versluis and Ellie Uyttenbroek, Ubermorgen.Com, Alessandro Ludovico, Paolo Cirio, Herwig Weiser, Zhou Hongxiang |
John Di Stefano
James McCarthy
Clinton Wadsworth (Construction)
Tom Kluyskens (Photography)
Simon Jung (Photography)
Mel James (Photography)
Daniel Marwick (Assistance)
Shane Cooper (Concept and Design)
