Something blue
Video installation: single channel split screen video with Satin Bowerbird soundscape
Something blue draws parallels between the mating rituals of the Satin Bowerbird, and humans, who have adapted to online dating and use images of themselves on dating sites or social media to meet people and attract a mate.
What if, like the bowerbird, we use our possessions to attract a mate, instead of our face. Using images on dating apps of only our belongings, food, technology, everyday items, souvenirs we’ve collected, or sentimental items. What do our belongings say about us? What object would you choose if you could only use one to represent you?
25 images of objects suggested anonymously by the public, via my one question survey, will be used in the video installation to create fictional conversations with 25 objects I've chosen.
7 September – 17 November 2024
The Condensery
Somerset Regional Gallery
Toogoolawah Qld
View video here
Video installation: single channel split screen video with Satin Bowerbird soundscape
Something blue draws parallels between the mating rituals of the Satin Bowerbird, and humans, who have adapted to online dating and use images of themselves on dating sites or social media to meet people and attract a mate.
What if, like the bowerbird, we use our possessions to attract a mate, instead of our face. Using images on dating apps of only our belongings, food, technology, everyday items, souvenirs we’ve collected, or sentimental items. What do our belongings say about us? What object would you choose if you could only use one to represent you?
25 images of objects suggested anonymously by the public, via my one question survey, will be used in the video installation to create fictional conversations with 25 objects I've chosen.
7 September – 17 November 2024
The Condensery
Somerset Regional Gallery
Toogoolawah Qld
View video here
SURVEY QUESTION (18+ years of age only)
If you were to use a dating app what one object would you choose to represent you instead of using a photo of your face?
Responses are anonymous and will be used to inform the content of the video installation.
You don't need to supply the image or the object. I will use an object to represent/interpret your response.
Your object doesn't have to be blue.
Example: you're a guitarist in a band so you might use a guitar as the object to represent you.
SURVEY IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO RESPONDED.