Grand Finale 2010-11, a video compilation of space shuttle launches designed by artist McLean Fahnestock is among the top entries for this year's Vimeo award in the Remix category.
Based on NASA launch footage, Ms. Fahnestock's hypnotic piece was completed last July with the launch of Atlantis, final flight of the Space Shuttle Program. The California artist presents feed from all 135 missions synchronized across a 15 x 9 grid.
The cumulative effect of left-brain technology at work yields a real right-brain experience: The individual clips merge into ripples of color, and audio feed from mission control becomes a dreamlike, collective whispering. Her selective editing conveys our emotional experience of the shuttle program as well.
Vimeo winners will be announced June 7-9, during the Vimeo Art Festival held concurrently in New York City and online.
Fahnestock is a sculptor who also works in video and photography.
Yours truly contributed a video clip to this project, shot from the Jetty during the last launch. Alas, though, it seems to have found its place on the cutting room floor.
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Here's the link to the video (hint: it's in HD with stereo sound, so let the page load fully):
http://vimeo.com/27505192
Interesting stuff from Ms. Fahnestock:
www.mcleanfahnestock.com
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