microspace
I. microspace I
The first one
Experimental mistake on paper fueled by listening to too much autotune Carl Sagan.
ink/paper.
Nov. 2010
II. microspace II
experimental ink on paper.
III. Musca
Constellation of Musca, The Firefly
Summer in Baltimore, MD
First time I saw a Firefly
2011
Panebula
2 layers
Watercolor, ink on synthetic paper.
Held up into light, both layers visible
Microspace I and II in 3D
Acrylic, Glass on wood.
6x6in. 2012
Micro-world (Microcosmos inspired)
my microcosm
my microcosm from Sarah Joy on Vimeo.
The native sounds--my dog barking, my parents talking, the sound of the water and wind--are intentionally left in the video as they are because they are a part of the environment, blending into the music to create an added layer of experience. For this same reason I chose not to use a tripod and let the natural movement of my hands remain in the shots, giving them a handmade and personal quality. Ponds have always fascinated me. I know that each drop of pond water is like a mini universe full of life so small I could only record it using a digital microscope. The creatures in that drop of water know nothing of how big their universe really is--much in the same way we humans view our own universe.
A time lapse and a famous photo bring the video to a close. The photo is “The Pale Blue Dot” and it shows Earth as a tiny speck caught in a sunbeam.
My microcosm is lost from this perspective.
Here, we can only imagine the scale of the universe that waits beyond, and makes our planet seem like a drop of pond water floating in space.
My inspirations for this video came from the works of John Cage, Lesley Flanigan, and Dr. Carl Sagan.
