DESCRIPTION:

Ice Angel blends the act of youthful playfulness when creating snow angels, with modern digital manipulations, thus allowing the participant to assume the role of both performer and the portrait subject. As the user moves their arms a new wing shape appears, unfurling from the shoulders, moving and displacing virtual snow. The wings are created dynamically and are linked to the participant. The wings are created dynamically and are linked to the participant.

The artwork has a ‘memory’, capturing a hidden view of the participant and their angel wings, and this specific angel identity remains linked to that participant in any future encounters with the artwork. The merging of angel mythology and the natural phenomenon of light travelling to earth creates an intriguing intersection.

DETAIL:

I would assist with the build, install and maintenance of the piece. In the studio I helped configure the artwork for testing before installation and replacing any hardware that needed updating.

On site I would help and instruct the installation at exhibitions for the public and later with the take-down, shipment, or storage.