THRESHOLDS: CHAOS TO CONTROL


FILM AND INTERACTIVE INSTALLATION
UCLA ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN IDEAS CAMPUS
los angeles, california
2023

PUBLISHED AND PRESENTED VIA ACADIA CONFERENCE 2023
DLR GROUP GRANT VIA MATTHEW CONWAY

Projected light evolves together with a dancer’s movement, directed by an industrial robotic arm. The choreography shifts from erratic to precise, reflecting a gradual negotiation with an external force. This duet between human and machine explores the balance of control and surrender. The work highlights a symbiotic relationship between body, media, and environment.

Performed by: JESS WICKE
CREATIVE DIRECTION and PROJECTIONs: ERIN CUEVAS
ARTISTIC DIRECTION and CHOREOGRAPHY: VICTORIA BROWN
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY: MATTHEW CONWAY
CINEMATOGRAPHY and film EDITing: NATHAN KIM
DRAMATURGY: ERIN CUEVAS, JANA MASSET COLLATZ, and VICTORIA BROWN
COMPOSER: MAX SUECHTING
PRODUCERS: JANA MASSET COLLATZ, WAHEI LAM, and ZACHARY MATTHEWS
ROBOT OPERATOR: SAMEEKSHA SAHANI
SUPPORTED BY: DLR GROUP and UCLA ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN