EMOTIVE LAND
Lonnie Stanton
At all times we live in an environment, whether we are aware of it or not. As all living creatures, we are imbued with a lifeforce that is constantly dynamic from the largest of our spirits evolving in wisdom, to the continual chemical exchanges of our most minute cells. The dynamism of our own selves is reflected in the dynamism of our environments which too are in constant change, from the largest of the expansion of the universe to the wind and down to the exchange of energy between atoms.
Emotive Land makes these invisible movements visible through the magical lens of augmented reality. Created as a site responsive installation captured on film and translated through technology, this project invites harmony between nature, society and innovation. As people walk the Charles with whatever perceptions and feelings they have at that moment, moments of movement displayed through our interactive augmented reality app will interrupt their internal dialogue and bring them to an alternate vision of what they normally see. Through this interruption, they can perceive the dynamic dance that constantly exists between themselves and their environment.
The physical constraints of our public spaces shape the art of human expression and growth in a similar relationship as the habitat of Nature’s organisms shapes Nature’s art. Therefore, the stairwell, hallway or bench are the constraints that enable the art of that space to manifest. The passerby of site-specific work exhibits an intriguing autonomy. Audience members are free to come and go at any time, making their attention, however brief, the most profound acceptance of art itself.
Emotive Land makes these invisible movements visible through the magical lens of augmented reality. Created as a site responsive installation captured on film and translated through technology, this project invites harmony between nature, society and innovation. As people walk the Charles with whatever perceptions and feelings they have at that moment, moments of movement displayed through our interactive augmented reality app will interrupt their internal dialogue and bring them to an alternate vision of what they normally see. Through this interruption, they can perceive the dynamic dance that constantly exists between themselves and their environment.
The physical constraints of our public spaces shape the art of human expression and growth in a similar relationship as the habitat of Nature’s organisms shapes Nature’s art. Therefore, the stairwell, hallway or bench are the constraints that enable the art of that space to manifest. The passerby of site-specific work exhibits an intriguing autonomy. Audience members are free to come and go at any time, making their attention, however brief, the most profound acceptance of art itself.
Experience Emotive Land
Emotive Land is currently in development, with a premiere tentatively scheduled for September 2022. When launched, the installation will run for approximately three months, and will be available via a free app to anyone with a smartphone/mobile device. Stay tuned for more details soon.
Join us for a LIVE preview of the project along the Mystic River in the ArtAssembled AIR Residency Performances June 14! More details here.
Join us for a LIVE preview of the project along the Mystic River in the ArtAssembled AIR Residency Performances June 14! More details here.
Emotive Land is currently in process with Angelina Benitez, Rachel Linsky, Alexandria Nunweiler, and Kristin Wagner.
Additional collaborators include: James Peerless (tech), Olivia Blaisdell (film), Lindsay Caddle LaPointe (film), and Nate Tucker (music).
Emotive Land is made possible in part by grants and residencies received from Boston Moving Arts Productions,
the New England Foundation for the Arts New England Dance Fund,
and the ArtAssembled AIR Residency program supported by the Somerville Arts Council.
Photo by Olivia Moon Photography/@halfasianlens.
Additional collaborators include: James Peerless (tech), Olivia Blaisdell (film), Lindsay Caddle LaPointe (film), and Nate Tucker (music).
Emotive Land is made possible in part by grants and residencies received from Boston Moving Arts Productions,
the New England Foundation for the Arts New England Dance Fund,
and the ArtAssembled AIR Residency program supported by the Somerville Arts Council.
Photo by Olivia Moon Photography/@halfasianlens.