Toni Dove defines art based research using installations. Her works have been infused with crossover of theatrical elements. “The Lasso” is a combination of light kinetic motion, sounds, and scale. The scale serves in size relation to the body; this is purposeful since it provides an animate metric that Dove used to find relation between her work and people. This allows for a relation between those who view the art work and the kinetic energy it is composed of. Dove also describes that this robotic/ kinetic sculpture becomes somewhat more humanistic in efforts to relate to us - this personifies art. In this regard, Dove hopes to engage audiences and break down barriers through avid interaction with her work.
“The Lasso”
Moreover, another work called “Lucid Possession” introduces a creative narrative through navigational interactives; this is a new kind of active relation than “Lasso” for viewers. “Lucid Possession” is a theater performance about an image of a girl. The purpose is to show that we live in analog with the digital world and reality. Robots in this work are made as surveillance for potential threats. The question of why we feel an impulse to replicate ourselves is presented and how we can determine the difference between the animate and inanimate world. This then connects our mind to the body, and is something that must be further explored. This cinematic technology is profound and provides existential questions to viewers. This theatrical work truly brings to life the inanimate.
“Lucid Possession”
Sources (6 Total):
(1 Attendance Screenshot + 2 Images from Event + 3 Sources)
Dove, Toni. “Home.” @Bustlelamp | Tonidove.com, https://tonidove.com/.
Dove, Toni. “Lucid Possession.” Color Light Motion, Zoom, 28 May 2022. Accessed 9 June 2022.
Dove, Toni. “The Lasso.” Color Light Motion, Zoom, 28 May 2022. Accessed 9 June 2022.
“Toni Dove: Embodied Machines.” The Ringling, Gulf Coast Community Foundation, 2017, https://www.ringling.org/events/toni-dove-embodied-machines.
“Toni Dove's Lucid Possession.” Roulette, 27 Apr. 2013, https://roulette.org/event/toni-dove-lucid-possession-3/.
Attendance Screenshot:
No comments:
Post a Comment