Remote Encounters

"Millions of images taken from above stitch together our imagination of the globe. It seems as if every square centimetre of Earth’s surface—and thus Earth itself—is captured by the planetary gaze of planes, drones, and satellites. Continuously, this disembodied view choreographs, shapes and defines our understanding of the planet. Spatial perception has become increasingly automated; the remote vertical gaze has become the visual norm. Yet, the processes behind these perspectives often remain exclusive and opaque.

Drawing on feminist practices, Remote Encounters explores the interrelation between situated perception and distant vertical perspectives. An abstract landscape of printed mirrors, redirecting and interacting with a projection on the ceiling, juxtaposes the act of looking up and looking down. By doing so, the scenography places the viewer amid the fragmented, subjective, and performative nature of spatial image-making processes."