What YOu Wish For
Russian writer Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky’s short stories offer unsettling glimpses into alternative realities. In The Runaway Fingers, a prominent pianist’s fingers long to escape, but when they do at last succeed, they find that the new life does not turn out to be what they hoped for.
In this installation, a set of animated fingers roam a tabletop – sometimes rapidly, eagerly, excitedly forgetting their limitations; sometimes more cautiously, perhaps anxious at being out in the world on their own. Miniature electro-luminescent images derive from working documentation of the making process: schematics, calculations, sketches for problem solving and “still life” scans of the raw components.
Small roaming animatronic device with polyurethane foam cast hand (approx 15 x 1 2x 12cm).
Digital print transparencies on electro-luminescent panel (10 x 10cm).
