copyright Kathleen McDermott 2020
built with Indexhibit
Room on Mars
Room on Mars consists of a faux construction site with a small viewing window facing the sidewalk in front of the gallery. Within the wooden pen, three planted terrariums fitted into robots roam among a simulation of Mars, searching for sunlight and mulling over questions such as, "Is there enough space in space?"
The collaged backdrop of the Mars simulation combines images from NASA’s Mars Rover with visions of Mars from science fiction and the American Southwest. A CCTV camera transmits video of the simulation into the gallery, causing the image to degrade. The live feed is intermittently interrupted by text and pre-recorded video, alluding to the difficulty of categorizing the status of simulation, in a world where all media is suspect.
10 Minute Video, Installation
Full video available upon request
Wayfarers Gallery
Brooklyn, NY
2019