This interactive installation centres on a small machine. When a viewer presses the button, a stack of image cards begins to flip, producing a brief moving sequence through successive frames. The images come from a video of clouds filmed by the artist, broken down frame by frame and printed onto the cards. As the cards flip, the separated images recombine into a short looping movement of clouds. At the same time, the machine prints a receipt with a randomly selected short poem about clouds. Each interaction produces a different combination of image and text.
Watching clouds for a long time can create a strange sensation, as if one were somehow guiding or shepherding their movement across the sky. They constantly form, dissolve and drift, and their movement cannot be controlled. The machine follows a clear mechanical logic and appears controllable, yet each interaction produces a slightly different result. The work reflects on the relationship between order and unpredictability in everyday life.
This interactive installation centres on a small machine. When a viewer presses the button, a stack of image cards begins to flip, producing a brief moving sequence through successive frames. The images come from a video of clouds filmed by the artist, broken down frame by frame and printed onto the cards. As the cards flip, the separated images recombine into a short looping movement of clouds. At the same time, the machine prints a receipt with a randomly selected short poem about clouds. Each interaction produces a different combination of image and text.
Watching clouds for a long time can create a strange sensation, as if one were somehow guiding or shepherding their movement across the sky. They constantly form, dissolve and drift, and their movement cannot be controlled. The machine follows a clear mechanical logic and appears controllable, yet each interaction produces a slightly different result. The work reflects on the relationship between order and unpredictability in everyday life.