Impetus
‘the impression of movement transmitted by the mover to the movable thing’
Captivated by a UN study documenting surprising experiences of flower selling migrants in Turin, Italy, this installation uses flowers as a parallel to the movement of people. It is not just about the physical movement but the mental journey that humans experience; much like flowers bowing their heads towards the sun, everyone experiences some sort of journey in their life, perhaps with an idealised destination, as though they are stepping toward the light.
Impetus uses a webcam and the program poseNet - a pre-trained body position detector created using machine learning. This opens up the possibility of collaborating with a live audience to create an interactive installation. It is through the physical and immersive space that the focus on the human condition can be fully discovered.
The soundtrack of the piece is composed of audible memories from a Migrant whom Isaac worked closely with to capture his year-long journey to the UK from Kurdistan, age 13.
This installation looks upon the forces that influence the movement of people and asks the audience to consider impetus; are they the mover or the moveable thing?
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