Recombinant Void is a multi-channel Audio Visual installation examining a single extrapolated moment in time to create dynamic interactions between the various planes of sound and image. Each Audio/Video channel is composed at a different length so when each channel is presented looped, the composition as a whole provides endless permutations. The individuals present in the work exist in a seemingly neutral space. There are no references to location in the desolate grey panorama. Time is manipulated to defuse any sense of urgency. However the feelings evoked by the combination of the image and sound are loaded with an ominous sense of expectation. The work is presented in a linear manner so each projection channel is seamlessly situated next to the previous one. We read the human scenarios left to right with each of the four compositions slipping in and out of connection to create movement across the screen. The video portraits create ongoing tension simulating people either lost in a familiar space or alone in a crowd. While they do stir slightly, the human figures are completely detached from their environment, isolated in their own desolate landscapes. The background and foreground shift in and out of prominence creating multiple planes of both image and sound. The discreet planes of audio atmospheres, interspersed with foreground sound, randomly combine and mimic the distinctly defined planes inherent in the image. The result is a series of unnerving delays as the viewer’s attention is reallocated across the screen. These phases of the installation evoke disturbing feelings of seclusion. Occasionally, the activities of all four channels of video spontaneously synchronize. The sound also pans through the speaker array with a sense of fluid harmony, and the viewer is drawn closer to the potential of a climax. However, the alignment fades as quickly as it appears and the lonely figures resume their eerie displacement. The included documentation is a three-minute extract from the completed work. All four channels have been compressed into one video frame for visual reference. This gives an overview of how each audiovisual channel interacts when presented on a linear plane. Each channel is a minimum of four meters wide, giving a total projection surface of sixteen meters. The eight-channel speaker array stretches the length of the screen shifting fluidly across the space, responding and combining with the visual elements of the work. Each of the installation screens is composed in 4x3 letterbox format covering the entire width of the video frame. This provides considerable more detail within the image than is represented by the four-channel reference. The sound present on the documentation extract is a stereo mix of the eight-channel composition. Click on the image below to view the 3 minute video extract (11.1MB MP4)....