DIGITAL MONOLITHS

Installation // Light Projection 2017

Stonehenge, situated on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, is believed to be a Neolithic celestial observatory. It was constructed during a time when technological interventions in the landscape facilitated shared experiences and fostered a tradition of communal heritage.
Today, our understanding of ancient sites is often experienced in isolation, mediated through digital platforms and media. Remote sensing methods can translate these digital experiences into physical space, treating hardware as handcraft and data as material.

'Digital Monoliths' is an immersive installation that uses data gathered online from visitors to Stonehenge in 2018 to offer a sensory re-encounter with the site. The installation includes cloth monoliths and mirrors that project light corresponding to sentiments expressed on social media platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Created for Royal College of Art WIP Show.

200 cm x 300 cm. Canvas, Wood, Mirrors and Light Projection.