3 – 16mm projector, 30-minute, site specific performance, September 6th, 2024
supported by a residency at Squeaky Wheel, Buffalo NY
Made in collaboration with Noam Ramey-Winikur, SILO CITY: Marine A is a three projector 16mm performance highlighting environmentally conscious artistic practices within reclaimed post industrial sites such as Silo City. A holistic portrait of the site featuring images of both the built environment and the re-wilded landscape and developed, not with traditionally toxic photographic formulas, but with Ramey’s ecological processes and plants from the grounds of Silo City. Working with the habitat-restorative approach of Silo City’s staff, the work showcases how artists can approach the complicated legacies of 20th century industry.
Part of a larger suite of work, SILVER & earth: Marine A, focuses on analogue film, using outdated material that would otherwise find its way to a landfill through a variety of experimental gestures. These include: phytograms in which Vitamin C, plant material and soda or wood ash is used to print onto film; burying film in compost; among other methods. Ramey’s project marked a deepening of Squeaky Wheel’s partnership with Silo City to support ecological media arts practices.