Mercury
Šik, Becky (2021) Mercury. [Video]
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Creators/Authors: | Šik, Becky | ||||
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Abstract: | Mercury - HD film combining 16mm film, digital, film, field recordings and a soundtrack using homemade magnetic instruments. 40min For Collective Gallery, Edinburgh. In Mercury unseen physical forces, bodies and objects appear through silvery surfaces, electromagnetic phenomena and technologies, echoing and reverberating with the fullness of our shared atmosphere. Mercury was a single-screen film installation resulting from research into amateur hobbyists activities of magnet fishing and Satellite tracking and the relationship of these hobbies to electromagnetic forces and constructs of time and state. A voice-over blends poetic reflections and factual information permeating the screen with data and through the amateur and hobbyist’s electro-magnetic enthusiasms, we consider questions of ownership and the commons. These night-time and marginal activities of probing confront aspects of stealth, scavenging and (counter) surveillance. Shot largely at night, the film blends digital and 16mm film footage with audio recordings of bats, experiments with homemade magnetic musical instruments and a kit-Theremin. | ||||
Official URL: | https://www.collective-edinburgh.art/programme/becky-%C5%A1ik | ||||
Output Type: | Video | ||||
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Moving-image, film installation, sound, music, echolocation, electromagnetic, bats, hobbies, satellites | ||||
Media of Output: | Film Installation and online film | ||||
Schools and Departments: | School of Fine Art > Sculpture & Environmental Art | ||||
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Status: | Published | ||||
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Event Title: | Mercury | ||||
Event Location: | Collective Gallery, Edinburgh | ||||
Event Dates: | 5th June - 15th August 2021 | ||||
Output ID: | 7999 | ||||
Deposited By: | Becky Šik | ||||
Deposited On: | 29 Mar 2022 17:30 | ||||
Last Modified: | 27 Apr 2022 16:01 |