TERRA INCOGNITA

Terra Incognita (2005) 17 mins duration

An ironic take on the magnetic attraction of the ice for adventurers; explorers, artists, scientists alike.

The central screen is haunted by a looming shadow, the two flanking screens depict imagery shot in the interior of Scott's hut on the edge of McMurdo Sound. National anthems of nations represented on the ice waft through ice-trudging sounds of a brittle ice-scape.

Preview, 3-in-1-screen version only, of a three screen, non-synchronous, looped digital-video / audio installation.

Gallery exhibition mode :

three x LCD screens or projections; central screen large, flanking two smaller screens (see photo).

mixed source stereo/audio.

A stand-alone or ensemble work in Polar Projects..

Media details

Filmed: Sony PD150. SV 4:3 ratio.

stereo recorded with Sennheisser shotgun mic.

Credits:

Digital-video by Phil Dadson. 2005

One in an ensemble of 8 works (Polar Projects).

Filmed in Antarctica, 2003.

Produced with the support of Antarctica NZ and CNZ Arts Council of New Zealand

Exhibitions.

Various screenings throughout NZ as part of Polar Projects

Southland Art Gallery

Adam Gallery

Walters Prize nomination 2006.