?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Sky&rft.creator=Stevens%2C+Grant&rft.description=Sky+is+a+multi-channel+video+installation+in+which+a+virtual+camera+floats+across+a+panorama+of+endlessly+generating+digital+clouds.+Created+through+the+digital+manipulation+of+a+single+photograph%2C+Sky+turns+a+still+image+into+a+seamless+flow+of+cloud+fragments.+In+doing+so%2C+it+explores+possibilities+for+the+proliferation+of+the+digital+image%2C+while+also+seeking+space+for+quietude+and+contemplation.+The+slow+drift+of+the+clouds+is+accompanied+by+a+dreamy+synthesised+soundscape+that+is+designed%2C+like+the+imagery%2C+to+create+infinitely+variable+patterns+and+loops+without+progression+or+climax.+As+a+counterpoint+to+our+%E2%80%98culture+of+distraction%E2%80%99%2C+Sky+offers+a+meditation+on+the+perpetual+present%3B+an+ever-changing%2C+yet+consistent+experience+of+the+present+moment.+Sky+extends+Stevens%E2%80%99+ongoing+creative+interests+in+the+contemporary+conditions+for+contemplation+and+reflection.+In+a+context+where+the+production+and+proliferation+of+images+increase+exponentially+on+a+daily+basis%2C+and+therapeutic+techniques+like+mindfulness+are+flourishing+as+coping+strategies%2C+this+work+seeks+to+critically+respond+by+slowing+down+processes+of+looking.+Sky+is+underpinned+by+richly+saturated+computer+generated+imagery%2C+and+highly+self-conscious+compositional+devices%2C+and+yet%2C+it+deliberately+risks+slowness+to+invite+calm+relaxation.+Responding+to+a+visual+culture+increasingly+characterised+by+speed%2C+immediacy%2C+and+dispersion%2C+Sky+simultaneously+resembles+a+looping+GIF%2C+while+also+offering+a+drawn-out+temporality+unfamiliar+to+spectacle+culture.+As+an+alternative+to+the+constant+bombardment+of+images+experienced+elsewhere%2C+Sky+uses+the+visual+language+of+self-help%2C+relaxation+and+therapuetic+culture+to+decelerate+modes+of+spectatorship+and+allow+for+the+possibilities+of+stillness+and+contemplation.&rft.publisher=Sullivan+%2B+Strumpf%2C+Sydney&rft.source=Sky&rft.date=2016&rft.type=Non-Traditional+Research+Output&rft.format=image%2Fjpeg&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F112622%2F12%2FIMG_7253%252Bcopy_smaller2.jpg&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.rights=http%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Flicenses%2Fby-nc-nd%2F4.0%2F&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Fsullivanstrumpf.com%2Fartists%2Fgrant-stevens%2Fexhibitions%2Fwhat-you-seek-is-seeking-you%2Fworks&rft.relation=Stevens%2C+Grant+(2016)+Sky.+%5BArtefact%5D&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F112622%2F&rft.rights=Grant+Stevens&rft.rights=All+Rights+reserved&rft.identifier=Creative+Industries+Faculty%3B+Creative+Lab