Sarah Belle Reid

Murmuration takes place in a responsive environment in which performance data is collected in real time and used as a set of dynamic controls for the live electronics and real-time video projection and mapping.

The work explores the  every object and every interaction is simultaneously itself and everything else—an aggregate or amalgam of everything from sub-atomic particles and imperceptible vibrations, to the farthest corners of the cosmos, and the constant passing of time.

The theoretical strings that form the universe are constantly oscillating, resulting in the excitation and emergence of entirely new particle species. As strings enter new modes of oscillation, merge together, or split apart, the world we know to exist changes profoundly—though the catalyst remains imperceptible.

This work was created over the course of an 8-month period as part of an ongoing body of research, which looks at interdisciplinary collaboration through the lens of engagement, communication, and play. This theoretical approach emphasizes the creative process and aims to facilitate an organic and spontaneous collaboration between artists and disciplines. 

Murmuration was presented on May 9th, 2015 in the Sharon Disney Lund Theater, Los Angeles.