Living Lens

Living Lens is a poetic metaphor that aims to capture the idea of worlds within worlds. Integrating the elements of performing bodies, visual projections and sonic media, the work shifts from our earlier approach of modular segments to a more fluid compositional structure. 

Living Lens is conceived as a garden with a seasonal cycle of time. Visual and sound elements, performers and viewers, are all ‘presences’ in the garden. The concept of poetic felt space underpins the work: text-based and pictorial images are embodied through dance and augmented through visual and sonic media as a way to materialise poetry as a living system. The movement pathways of the performers are shaped by immersion in various sound and visual textures, as well as through encounters with audience members who are also participating in the installation. 

Creative development of Living Lens has taken place in Australia and Japan between 2006 and 2008, with public showings at The Loft, Queensland University of Technology (2006), QUT Film and TV Studio (2008) and at Rikkyo Amusement Research Center (2008).  Ongoing development continues through 2009 to adapt the work to different installation contexts.