The rocks arrived Saturday.
After days of struggling with
technology it was a welcomed relief to deal with something that didn’t need a
computer in order to work.
We were quickly able to get
the rocks off the truck and down into the gallery where Louie and Jorge poured
them onto the floor and started organizing them inside the installation.
It was amazing to experience how the rocks
changed the space both visually and energetically.
The 3-tons of marble chips
brought a sense of calm with them. The physical act of moving their
weight, handling their cool, wet exterior and smelling their rockness brought us back to our bodies and
away from the frenetic world of the computer.
Once the rocks were in
place Jorge and I sat for a long time looking out of the installation.
What had previously been a frantic, stressful environment for the past few days
was now a peaceful, soothing oasis where the imagination could flow
freely. Setting up the projectors and dealing with the computer programs
brought us up to our heads. Installing the rocks brought us down to our
feet and the ground.
This is not to say that I personally privilege working with natural objects over working with the technology. They are both important for me and I need both in order to explore my ideas fully. I love the videos and sound in the show. It's been thrilling for me to use the computer to make the 4 videos sync and to manipulate their shape and I am also so glad that we were able to use the computer to create a multi-channel sound environment. Equally, I love the rocks and their innate power and independence from technology. For me, it's a perfect balance.
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