More and more the presence of avatars in our lives suggest our metamorphosis into virtual bodies, and the argument can be made that we can have as many electronic personas as we have time and energy to create. This digitization of life carries on to the way we treat our natural resources and physical planet.
“The town was excited about their new escalator until they realized...” is a giant video looping work featuring a speculative future in which avatars ascend back into the sky. The piece suggests a humorous look at the larger concept of travel as it pertains to escaping and outsourcing the problems of our planet. Is colonizing other planets really the solution to reconcile sustainability with the future growth of humankind?
Will we one day all be refugees from planet earth? Who gets to leave the problems of climate change, evolving pandemics and overpopulation behind? While the visual language of this video artwork may be light and somewhat playful, the tone behind the work suggests a more serious concern for our future.
