An Elevated Platform
An Elevated Platform is an interactive installation for galleries and indoor spaces of public throughflow.
A dysfunctional Karaoke for the body, An Elevated platform echoes a world saturated with social media, where every action we make is both celebrated and scrutinised in equal measure; where responses are often polarised, and attention spans diminished. The work reflects on our physical presence, and what it means to perform in front of a modern audience, raising questions about how we move our bodies and the value placed on these actions. True to ‘Warhol’s’ Fifteen Minutes of Fame, An Elevated Platform gives everyone an opportunity to elevate their status and ‘perform’ to a responsive ‘crowd’ who praise and celebrate their idol’s every movement through a diversity of audience sounds (applause, cheering, etc). However, continued stardom is not as easy as it first seems. Unwitting performers have to keep moving to sustain interest, any slowing down is met with increasing discontent from the crowd.
Details
The piece comprises a 4’ square steel deck , a section of red theatrical curtain, a theatre spotlight focused onto the square that brightens and dims depending on the presence of the visitor, and an interactive soundtrack of applause and audience reactions played over adjacent loudspeakers that also responds to the participant’s actions.
Presentations
2024 Brighton Festival
2023 Brighton Dome (work in progress)
Credits
Conceived and Created by: Nic Sandiland
Producers: Flexer & Sandiland / Madaline Wilson
Supported by Arts Council England, The Brighton Dome