Projecting the Sky So It Can See Itself.

For the final night of my residency at McColl Center for Visual Art I will be temporarily transforming the exterior of the building to reflect my experience on the interior. I will be projecting videos of the view from my studio that I filmed throughout the course of my 3-month residency. Above is a picture of our field test of the  projection equipment last week to give a sense of what all three sides of the building will look like. Initially I was just seduced by the view  of the sky from my studio, since this is the first time I have had a workspace with windows, and found myself gazing with wonder at the horizon beyond. I particularly loved how at moments I could see cars rushing by at 70 miles an hour while clouds drifted slowly above.  I also thought it would be nice, in a poetic sense, to let the sky gaze upon itself since I so often gaze at it. A final thought about my hopes for this piece is that I just want to share with an audience the sheer joy to be found in letting the mind wander and watch a cloud just pass out of view.

The whole time I was working on the videos to be used I kept thinking about lines from the lyrics to John Lennon’s Watching the Wheels.

People say I’m lazy dreaming my life away
Well they give me all kinds of advice designed to enlighten me
When I tell them that I’m doing fine watching shadows on the wall
Don’t you miss the big time boy you’re no longer on the ball

I’m just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round
I really love to watch them roll
No longer riding on the merry-go-round
I just had to let it go