Physical Description:

A rock or asteroid slowly rotates in space accompanied by a growling sound track. The rock turns slowly enough so as to be able to study its detailed textures and see the object in full three dimension. After a while the sound track increases in pitch and the rock goes through a series of material states before exploding; first becoming semi transparent, then cloudy/ice-like and finally molten. As it explodes on one screen it reconfigures on the second screen as if through an act of teleportation. The explosion and reforming occur very quickly.

When the installation is well installed, and with proper synching equipment, the illusion of teleportation is convincing. At the point where teleportation is experienced many questions come to the fore as the mind both inhabits that fantasy at the same time as breaking down the illusory tricks employed.

There is a play with expectation as the viewer watches and waits for another moment of teleportation. As the rock continues to teleport from screen to screen it chanes shapes and skin, as if corrupted mid teleport. The animation cycles through 8 rock types in total, enough to create uncertainty in the memory of the spectator.

The work is a balance of formal repetition and illusory representation. The rocks must be portrayed- and believed as if having 'matter', a weight and substance that can later be dissolved. The conceptual game relates to a two dimensional representation of a three dimensional object being subjected to the application of a fantasy of real-world physics. Through the slow pace and highly visual experience, a poetic sense of immersion and gravity loss is achieved.

Requirements:

The installation consists of two synched projections with stereo sound.
The viewer would tend to stand centrally so as to watch both screens at once.
The projections are large enough to fully occupy the viewer's field of vision.
The relationship between the spacing of screens and their size is critical.

1.
Left screen: rock 1 rotates
Right screen: a cluster of coloured stars eminate from center
Sound: slow space growl (left channel), twinkle sound (right channel)

3.
Left screen: rock 1 rotates, and cycles through cold and hot states
Right screen: stars float towards screen edges
Sound: high pitch hum (left channel), twinkle sound (right channel)

5.
Left screen:small coloured stars left in the place of the teleported rock
Right screen: rock 2 teleports in
Sound: twinkle sound (right channel), teleport implosion sound (right channel)