FarNearFutureNow: Attributions
FarNearFutureNow explores energy transformation in Australia as a disruptive trans-scaler encounter where futuristic visualisations appear anachronistically within the colonial space of resource exploitation and science fiction representation. Mimicking the holographic plea by Princess Leia of the Rebel Alliance in Star Wars (Lucas, 1977), FarNearFutureNow appeals for viewer agency in a struggle against planetary destruction. In this holographic projection, a cosmic zoom into Ngarluma country is cut short by the transmission of future energy plans which are, in turn, disrupted by members of Extinction Rebellion and their appeals for immediate action.
The five-minute recording is projected upwards from a television screen and reflected into holographic form via a transparent pyramid. Juxtaposing scales and genres, the work addresses Australia’s Long-term Emissions Reduction Plan (Australian Government, 2021) while demonstrating the dogged persistence of colonial space in science fiction and planetary crisis. FarNearFutureNow was created in the land of the Whadjuk people of the Nyungar Nation with support from Curtin University’s School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry. The artists thank, in order of main appearance, Tahlia Stolarski, Les Harrison and Emily-Oscar Siggs for being interviewed in the production of this work.
Artist biographies
Thor Kerr studies temporal and spatial scales in environmental discourse, particularly trans-scalar encounters around infrastructure projects in communities on the Indian Ocean’s eastern rim. A Senior Lecturer in Curtin University’s School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry, Dr Kerr’s books include Indian Ocean Futures (2016), To the Beach (2015) and Setting up the Nyoongar Tent Embassy (2013).
Raymond Grenfell is a PhD candidate in the School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry at Curtin University. His doctoral research examines the impact platform capitalism is having on the creation and continuation of prefigurative, counter-hegemonic institutions within autonomist communities. He is a producer and presenter of the Indymedia radio program on community radio station RTRFM.
Hafizur Rahaman is a professionally trained architect specializing in advanced visualisation and digital/virtual heritage. Dr Rahaman has been actively involved in research and consultancy on heritage conservation, AR/VR/MxR, 3D modelling, photogrammetry, interaction design and user evaluation for the last 12 years. He has received awards from SIGGRAPH, CAADRIA, Journal of Archaeological Review and Humanities Research Awards and Curtin University.
Maureen Boyle is an experienced policy professional, with over a decade of experience in renewable energy, and a research interest in social justice and energy anthropology. Maureen completed the Doctor of Sustainable Development at Curtin University in 2021. Dr Boyle’s research has contributed to understanding the influence and discourses of transnational actors working on energy and development projects in Cambodia.
Richard Eames is a filmmaker and digital media artist working in the realms of the moving image and photomontage. Eames interrogates themes of power struggle and liberty with a darkly satirical dissection of current trend lines. He is completing post-production on his debut feature film, and teaches Vision Design at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).
Attributions
Audio and visual attributions
References that informed script writing
Other references
The five-minute recording is projected upwards from a television screen and reflected into holographic form via a transparent pyramid. Juxtaposing scales and genres, the work addresses Australia’s Long-term Emissions Reduction Plan (Australian Government, 2021) while demonstrating the dogged persistence of colonial space in science fiction and planetary crisis. FarNearFutureNow was created in the land of the Whadjuk people of the Nyungar Nation with support from Curtin University’s School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry. The artists thank, in order of main appearance, Tahlia Stolarski, Les Harrison and Emily-Oscar Siggs for being interviewed in the production of this work.
Artist biographies
Thor Kerr studies temporal and spatial scales in environmental discourse, particularly trans-scalar encounters around infrastructure projects in communities on the Indian Ocean’s eastern rim. A Senior Lecturer in Curtin University’s School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry, Dr Kerr’s books include Indian Ocean Futures (2016), To the Beach (2015) and Setting up the Nyoongar Tent Embassy (2013).
Raymond Grenfell is a PhD candidate in the School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry at Curtin University. His doctoral research examines the impact platform capitalism is having on the creation and continuation of prefigurative, counter-hegemonic institutions within autonomist communities. He is a producer and presenter of the Indymedia radio program on community radio station RTRFM.
Hafizur Rahaman is a professionally trained architect specializing in advanced visualisation and digital/virtual heritage. Dr Rahaman has been actively involved in research and consultancy on heritage conservation, AR/VR/MxR, 3D modelling, photogrammetry, interaction design and user evaluation for the last 12 years. He has received awards from SIGGRAPH, CAADRIA, Journal of Archaeological Review and Humanities Research Awards and Curtin University.
Maureen Boyle is an experienced policy professional, with over a decade of experience in renewable energy, and a research interest in social justice and energy anthropology. Maureen completed the Doctor of Sustainable Development at Curtin University in 2021. Dr Boyle’s research has contributed to understanding the influence and discourses of transnational actors working on energy and development projects in Cambodia.
Richard Eames is a filmmaker and digital media artist working in the realms of the moving image and photomontage. Eames interrogates themes of power struggle and liberty with a darkly satirical dissection of current trend lines. He is completing post-production on his debut feature film, and teaches Vision Design at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).
Attributions
- Interviews were filmed by Adam Barrett in the studios of Curtin University's School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry
- Video was edited by Black Cyclone
- Acrylic Pyramid was fabricated by Creative Plastics
- Initial public installation by John Curtin Gallery
- The work was produced with support and funding from the School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry in Whadjuk Nyoongar country
Audio and visual attributions
- alansheldon (Producer). (n.d.). Flying over rows of solar panels. [Video]. Storyblocks. https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/flying-over-rows-of-solar-panels-r193mwuhxjnwc60uj
- Alec, Josie (2021). Save our Songlines Rally. Interview by J. Noakes, produced by Raymond Grenfell, Perth Indymedia.
- Alexyz3d (Producer). (n.d.). LNG tanker in the ocean, top view. [Video]. Storyblocks. https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/lng-tanker-in-the-ocean-top-view-hdfhylwfgjele12wm
- Australian Government, Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (2021). Australia's long-term emissions reduction plan. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved from https://www.industry.gov.au/sites/default/files/October%202021/document/australias-long-term-emissions-reduction-plan.pdf
- Boyle, Maureen (2013). Canberra protest. [Photograph]. Image modified by Eames, Richard.
- Clancey from Blockade Australia (2021) Blockade Australia: Shutting down the Newcastle Coal Port. Interview by Raymond Grenfell, Perth Indymedia. https://soundcloud.com/perth-indymedia/blockade-australia
- ConceptCafe (Producer). (n.d.). Wind turbine in a thunderstorm, 3D render. [Video]. Storyblocks https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/wind-turbine-in-a-thunderstorm-3d-render-he8izlndtkwdsamrw
- Eames, Richard (Producer). (2022). Western Australia from space [Video]. Black Cyclone.
- emiryorda (Producer). (n.d.). Aerial footage of a coal mine with dumpers and trucks working. [Video]. Storyblocks. https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/aerial-footage-of-a-coal-mine-with-dumpers-and-trucks-working-r7lpjtqzyksrae02s
- kk5hy (Producer). (n.d.). Macro shot of an electric meter spinning. [Video]. Storyblocks. https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/macro-shot-of-an-electric-meter-spinning-hcgajglev4jrou1my0
- kukhunthod (Producer). (n.d.). real fire flaming background in slow motion. [Video]. Storyblocks. https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/real-fire-flaming-background-in-slow-motion-hkt_gogkqjmc1axcq
- Lombard, Dean, Henley, Mark & Memery, Craig (2021). Smoke on the Water (Carbon In The Sky) [Song]. Melbourne, Australia: The NEMchat Singers. https://soundcloud.com/user-223455114/smoke-on-the-water-carbon-in?in=user-223455114/sets/2021-nemchat-xmas-songs
- rickray (Producer). (n.d.). Time lapse of clouds moving behind high tension wires and power lines. [Video]. Storyblocks. https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/time-lapse-of-clouds-moving-behind-high-tension-wires-and-power-lines-rdhonptliq9ov3id
- Storyblocks (Host). (n.d.). Video Game Level Complete 3. [Sound Effect] Retrieved from https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/video-game-level-complete-3-hgd-qkc3ldhk0wy4m61.html
- Storyblocks (Host). (n.d.). Video Game Scoreboard Calculation. [Sound Effect] Retrieved from https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/video-game-scoreboard-calculation-sg3kp28drk0wxvqh0.html
- Storyblocks (Host). (n.d.). 8 bit Score 4. [Sound Effect] Retrieved from https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/8-bit-score-4-rgmhvc0h8pbk0wy4whr.html
- Storyblocks (Host). (n.d.). Walkie Talkie Receiver Static Noise. [Sound Effect] Retrieved from https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/walkie-talkie-receiver-static-noise-hx_zyn3hlphk0wxrozs.html
- Storyblocks (Host). (n.d.). Fairy Glitter Shine. [Sound Effect] Retrieved from https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/fairy-glitter-shine-swi0bu7tw8k8p0yvdl.html
- Storyblocks (Host). (n.d.). Fairy Glitter Shine 4. [Sound Effect] Retrieved from https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/fairy-glitter-shine-4-sz2cb_myduk8p0yvdm.html
- Storyblocks (Host). (n.d.). Arcade Bonus 8 bit 4. [Sound Effect] Retreived from https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/arcade-bonus-8bit-4-syqq7gfurpik8umgrb8.html
- Storyblocks (Host). (n.d.). Failure Lose Game Over Out of Time Sound 2. [Sound Effect] Retreived from https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/failure-lose-game-over-out-of-time-sound-2-rtlxpbu0p8k8umf0zl.html
- Storyblocks (Host). (n.d.). Stuttering Power Down Wobble. [Sound Effect] Retreived from https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/stuttering-power-down-wobble-hldmikchupbk0wy4n5d.html
- Videvo (Host). (n.d.). Industry Mining 11. [Audio] Retrieved from https://www.videvo.net/sound-effect/industry-mining-11/430110/
References that informed script writing
- Horton, Z. (2021). The Cosmic Zoom: Scale, Knowledge and Mediation. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
- Ghosh, A. (2021). The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis. London: John Murray.
- Lucas, G. (1977). Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. United States: Lucasfilm.
- Rieder, J. (2008). Colonialism and the Emergence of Science Fiction. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press.
Other references
- Technical production was informed by Tharoeun Thap, Heewon Chung, Changwon Jeong, Jonghyun Ryu, Yunyoung Nam, Kwon-Ha Yoon and Jinseok Lee. (2018). Real-time heart activity monitoring with optical illusion using a smartphone, Multimedia Tools and Applications, 77: 6209–6224. DOI 10.1007/s11042-017-4530-3