‘Automated’ presents a juxtaposition of analog animation and urban experience. The installation meditates on the ubiquity of technology and how they function both inward and outward of our human experience. By using animation and kinetic mechanical movements to represent the cycles, patterns, and programming of daily life, the cityscape brings forth a visual and sonic cacophony.
Each sculpture in the installation actualizes an animated image through harmonized intermittency or causes aberration through irregular motion. Viewers will find numerous ways to experience Automated by peering into windows and buildings, watching the cinematic cycles embedded in each sculpture, and making secret discoveries of light and shadow.
First exhibited at Automata LA in June 2020. Re-exhibited in April 2023.
This project was made in support of a grant from The Princess Grace Foundation - USA and the Hillenburg Family.
This project was developed in part through the Automata Residency Project, with support from the Jim Henson Foundation and the LA Covid-19 Relief Fund, funded by the J. Paul Getty Trust in partnership with the California Community Foundation.