Wait
Wait, interactive video installation, 2011
In collaboration with Julie Andreyev, and Tom and Sugi (canines)
"Wait" explores the human-companion species relationship, using installation techniques of computer vision and interactive video. As a gallery visitor enters the installation space, a life-size video projection shows a dog walking towards the visitor. If the visitor continues to stand in position, the dog will also stand and wait, observing the visitor. If the visitor turns to leave, the dog also walks away. In Wait, the canine is presented in relational tension with the human. The visitor may be compelled to ask: “What is the dog thinking?” “Why is he waiting?” Human states of consciousness are brought to bear in relation to the canine gaze.
Shown at:
- 2011 “Animal Influence” Interactive Futures ’11: Animal Influence, Gallery Gachet, Vancouver. Curated by Carol Gigliotti.
- 2011 “Tracing Home – Selections from SIGGRAPH” Museum of Campbell River, Canada
- 2011 “Tracing Home” Art Gallery, SIGGRAPH, Vancouver
Publication:
2011 - Andreyev, Julie, and Simon Overstall. “Wait.” Leonardo 44, no. 4 (n.d.): 350–351.
Production Team:
Julie Andreyev: video editing, effects
Simon Lysander Overstall: Max/MSP software
Tom and Sugi: concept, acting
Crew at the TV Studio, Banff New Media Institute: cinematography, sound recording
Brian Charles: compositing
Supported by:
a coproduction residency at Banff New Media Institute, The Banff Centre, Banff, Canada;
Intersections Digital Studios, Emily Carr University of Art + Design