Livelihood combines still images, video and sound
in an interactive installation that invites embodied exploration of the texture
and syntax of the sub/urban environment. It distills and disrupts unremarkable
places shaped by the economics of "automobility". The central
components of Livelihood are panoramic still images that, in the large-scale
image projection, are looped and controlled by an interactive system that
enables the viewer/participant to – through their own movement - create a
seamless and fluid parade of places, people and things. Here the viewer
activates the scene and literally brings the world alive by walking. The viewer controls the passing
scene/projection and causes hidden images and audio content to emerge in
response to their proximity, pace and position. Iterations (2008-12) of Livelihood expand the this work in a variety of ways including with vinyl wall murals that present life-size urban
infrastructure and objects that reflect the passing scene.