Small Wonder
The installation Small Wonder is based around the reflections of twelve participants who discuss the place of spirituality in their own lives. The participants are influenced by faiths and traditions that include Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism, Atheism, and Bahai. The installation consists of nine resin-glass screens suspended as a grid onto which a sequence of multiple images are projected. Nine speakers with a red light attached are suspended around the space while four larger speakers are located in each corner.
Extracts taken from the participants form the basis of a twenty-six minute atmospheric surround-sound track that runs on a continuous loop. The visual centre of the installation is the multi-screen projections of evocative, elemental moving images of Inverness and the surrounding Highlands. The resin-glass screens are double sided, inviting the audience to move around the installation and explore it from different perspectives.
a short extract that captures the video and sound used in the installation:
http://www.vimeo.com/7161957view some audience comments:
Small Wonder was produced during a three-month arts residency in Inverness, Scotland as part of The Other Side of AIR. The installation was first shown in Old High St Stephen’s Church Hall in Inverness during November 2007. Old High St Stephen’s were a key part of the residency who supported the project with both financial and practical support. The Other Side of AIR residency programme was also supported by The Lottery Fund through the Arts Council Scotland and Highland 2007.
