Ghost of our Nature
Imagine examining a famous cityscape known for its grandeur and prominence. In viewing some of mankind’s greatest accomplishments of engineering, sometimes in the back of our minds we feel a twinge of sadness, a feeling of insignificance, and perhaps a sliver of guilt—as if there is an implied truth behind our technological marvels that despite our combined work, we have sacrificed more than we bargained for to get it. What have we covered up? What beauty are we overlooking? Where has our innocence been left behind? The ghost of our nature is visually prevalent in our demonstration of mankind’s tradeoff for civilization. In order to bring this idea to life, we have constructed a new media art piece.
We will project a basic landscape onto a wall, while utilizing a green screen and camera on the opposite wall. As people walk in front of the green screen, a camera will track them to capture their movements. Instead of the green screen’s traditional use, our software will outline everyone’s silhouettes on top of the projected image, and through this shape, another image layer will be exposed. Essentially, the viewers’ shadows will reveal this new image layer.
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