When the world is on fire, make something
I could make a list. Instead I made a soundscape and video. I’ve been away, in CA, or maybe I’ve gone home. Caring for aging parents is something so many of my friends can relate to, right now, where we are. Add to that everything else that is happening to our homeland. To keep sane, I’ve been also working on a few new collaborations. This new video is the result of one that is close to my heart and close to home.
It’s early still in our process, but eventually it will be exhibited at UNR Lake Tahoe. This is just a beginning, the video I made. I’m calling it Watershed, since it relates to the land around the lake that filter out pollutants but also lets in unwanted sediments and species in runoff from rain and snow. A watershed is also a turning point, a moment of transition and revelation.
Vimeo may make the video colors look a bit hot. Or maybe it’s the internet. These things are part of the virtual art world media art must occupy. Some key parts of the video include the boat scene. That really set this all in motion. I was shocked each time I put my hydrophone in the lake, how loud it actually was. The boat sizzled as it passed and move away. I can’t imagine how alarming it must seem to the animals in the lake. And what about hight season when there are dozens or hundreds of boats on the lake. Terrifying to think what that must feel/sound like. Do fish have ears? Do fish have feelings?
These invasive fresh water crayfish could be the central character of our collaboration. Time will tell.