Islet

“an ephemeral, luminous and intermittent poetic phrase while floating in the sea”

artist’s notes (2021)

“light signal as an gestural islet”

artist’s notes (2021)

Concept

Islet constitutes a sea-performance for camera, an ephemeral in-sea event where the artist transmits through light signals based on International Morse Code his message ‘what is hidden needs to be seen’ (artist, 2021). The luminous gestural performance takes place on a floating boat in the sea while light signals are intermittently guided towards coast. Georges-Didi Huberman in his book Survival of the Fireflies refers to the fireflies as poetic and political light units where their pale and instant light contrasts the great light beams. Intermittence through disappearance and re-appearance becomes a process with intention towards an encoded message which performs itself. Luminous event becomes a gestural islet of communication; a silent action which intents to remind, to hope, to play, to become a lighthouse for the other.

Description

Sea-performance for camera, light source, phrase in Morse Code

Technical: Full HD video, 16:9, colour, stereo sound

Original shooting format: 4K

Year: 2021

Duration: 8.17’

Credits

Concept - Performance - Creation: Bill Psarras

Main camera: Chris Spanos

Available: https://vimeo.com/576266776

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/576137419

Acknowledgments: The artist would like to thank the people of INOA for their support

©2021 courtesy of the artist / Bill Psarras