Flickering Through Micro to Macro: Observing Entanglements Within Participatory Art Practices
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Hesketh, Nikita
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Redmond, Monique
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Auckland University of Technology
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This practice explores the unseen world of matter through a Scanning Electron Microscope SE(M), revealing details imperceptible to the human eye. Samples of atmospheric trace materials are collected during installation events, as a witting-unwitting exchange of material debris; skin cells, hair, building dust and viruses. The SE(M) observes by feeling/seeing, the atmospheric samples are transformed into sculptures holding the traces of the SE(M)’s observation. At the intersection of Art and Science (Scanning Electron Microscopy), this practice employs methods of intra-action, collection, dispersal, site activation, witting and unwitting participation all within a sympoietic methodology. In doing so, the intention is - to foster a greater connection and show the entanglements between, animals, matter and atoms from the micro to the macro.