Anat Pollack "Echo & Narcissus"
Interactive Sculptural Audio Installation

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“Echo and Narcissus&rdquo is a real-time video installation. Within the installation exists a single piece of glass that acts as a mirror. Images projected on to the glass are revealed when the participant stands at a certain angle from the glass. As a mirror, the participants sees a reflection of themselves as well as a layering of images of others who have inhabited the space previously. Over time, their own image appears in the projection, mixed and morphed with the images of others who have been captured on video. The time delay is deliberate as I am trying to create a juncture in the experience of gazing at oneself in real-time, seeing others gazing into the mirror, seeing oneself in the past, and experiencing oneself in the present with the new knowledge of being recorded. This piece, like Desiderata was an exploration of cognition, a step toward simulating the experience of memory using an algorithmic process. In this piece, I am interested in the ghosts of the past. The way that a space can simultaneously feel empty, and full of all of the life that has inhabited it over time. I am also interested in the juncture between the subject and the object, and our desire to see ourselves. Watching this piece then becomes about watching oneself.