Moving Image New York, 2013

Oswaldo Maciá
‘Equilibrium’
2010
Single Channel Video
6 minutes

‘Equilibrium’ work starts with a field recording of the completely white bats, known as the ‘Northern Ghost Bat’ or ‘Diclidurus Albus’. Bats employ a system of ‘echolocation’ to create a perceptual understanding of their environment, finding their balance in darkness by emitting ultrasonic sounds that echo around their surroundings, then back to their ear muscles.

In ‘Equilibrium’, the sounds of these rare bats are arranged, using the same eleven-syllable structure that forms the meter in Ancient Greek lyric poetry, into a composition that is then interpreted by the acrobat Leo Hedman. The black and white film shows Hedman performing a rope-routine, testing the limits of balance.

About Moving Image

Moving Image, the contemporary video art fair, will take place March 7-10, 2013. Located in the Waterfront Tunnel event space between 27th and 28th Streets with an entrance on 11th Avenue in Chelsea. Moving Image will be free to the public and open Thursday – Saturday, March 7–1, 11–8 PM and on Sunday, March 10, 11-4 PM. An opening reception will take place Thursday, March 7,6–8 PM.

Moving Image was conceived to offer a viewing experience with the excitement and vitality of a fair, while allowing moving image-based artworks to be understood and appreciated on their own terms. The newly formed Moving Image Curatorial Advisory Committee for New York 2013 is inviting a selection of international commercial galleries and non-profit institutions to present single-channel videos, single-channel projections, video sculptures, and other larger video installations.

March 7–10, 2013
New York

Location:
Waterfront New York Tunnel
269 11th Avenue
Between 27th and 28th Streets
New York, NY 10001