Ephemeris (2020-21)
Ephemeris is a speculative installation that consists of a workstation for tracking the live location of the International Space Station over a fictional map.
Image by Edy Fung.
Ephemeris is a speculative installation that consists of a workstation for tracking the live location of the International Space Station over a fictional map. The map showing discredited existence of continents is referenced from Gordon Michael Scallion’s vision of the future world. This world is brought to life with the real-time lSS logo moving across, with the coordinates and the present astronauts’ names logged on screen.Ephemeris aims to tackle our anxieties concerning climate change and global events. It engages subjects in mythologies, alternative histories and new normal, and raises problems with practices of accelerationism and hyperstition shutting down the future. It is a piece of work created after understanding how fast the world can change in 2020 caused by environmental and geopolitical activities.
Image by Paola Bernardelli.
Possible Format:
→ Video installation
→ Live projection
Supported by Arts Council of Northern Ireland, a-n/freelands foundation and CCA Derry~Londonderry.
__________________________________Work Title: Ephemeris
Year of Production: 2020-2021
Size of Work: Dimension varies
Material/Medium: Live installation with Python Script, Raspberry Pi
Project Funding: Arts Council of Northern Ireland, a-n/freelands foundation and CCA Derry~Londonderry