Sputnik

What is our relationship to technology? How do we challenge the boundary between humanity and technology?

Conceived as an audiovisual installation, Sputnik invites viewers to reflect on the multifaceted nature of our connection to technology. The work asks visitors to reconsider perspectives of technology as either a force for good or evil, asserting that technology, like any tool, is inherently neutral. The crux lies in how humans choose to engage with it.

An animated CAD model of a satellite serves as the starting point for the graphics. The video file is imported into a TouchDesigner patch, where generative visual effects are applied and controlled by audio. The audio component consists of a six-minute loop in Ableton Live, separated into stems and mapped to visual effects through tdAbleton. TouchDesigner blends the image across three projectors and outputs it onto canvas.