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ALL THE LIGHT THAT'S OURS TO SEE

First exhibited Lumiar Cite, Lisbon, 2020

All the light that’s ours to see is an elegiac meditation on our changing viewing habits and how we are being transformed by the evolving forms of media surrounding us. The displacement of Mr. Kim’s infamous New York video stores and his quest to find a home for his 55,000 films is the catalyst for this two-channel installation that explores how architecture, the long history of technological inventions, as well as art and media histories have affected us and the ways in which we engage with media, and by extension with each other.

Visually, this project is a palimpsest of images presented across two screens that cinematically interrogates viewing spaces from the medieval period to present-day media environments. The physical array of the cinematic surround and its location-specific installation allows the viewer to slip between these historical moments and question the changing social situations they have encouraged, alongside the relationships among lost media histories, and ever-evolving emerging audience behaviours.

Two channel video – sound installation with custom tables, photographs, and books
Dimensions variable
First exhibited Lumiar Cite, Lisbon, 2020

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Cinema and Space(s)...Judith Barry, DA2 Catalogue, Kate Linker, Download Link
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Jornal Publico, Luisa Soares, Download Link

Umbigo, Barbara Valentina, Download Link

TV-Europa, Download Link

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Detail of rendering of screen placement

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Plan of All the light that’s ours to see

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Installation view of partial screen with one photo, custom table and books

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Installation view of custom table and books

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Installation view of partial screen with one photo, custom table and books

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Partial view of installation with two screens

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