This personally introspective work is base on my reading of The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupéry as a spiritual and philosophical marker of Western culture. Conceptualized as a series of three Photographic diptychs, juxtaposing the representation of a male posing in relation to a figurine of the little prince, the statuettes become a representation of a symbolically invested object. The work addresses the interwoven complexities of identity, masculinity, desire and play.
The interactive installation is set-up as a split-screen rear projection of 4’ x 5’ occupying 12’ of the galley space. On the right hand side of the screen is a representation of a figurine in 360? slowly turning on its axes, on the left side is a representation of a male in a specific pose. Through the use of Theremins as tracking sensors, the spectator can interact with both images. On the right side one, the viewer can spin the image, the faster the image is spinning it will enable the image on the left to turn. On the left side, a Theremin is used as a proximity sensor to enable the spectator to Zoom the image in and out and Pan left and right.
Theory
This piece combines Digital photography, installation and interactivity as a means of looking beyond the print and screen culture towards a more kinesthetic, tangible experience, creating new connections between spectator, image and technology. The space of the image becomes related to the spectator’s body through the interactive process of spinning, zooming and panning the projected images through bodily gestures.