MarS Collaborative.
Artist Statement
About one million people are suspended in flight at any point-in-time around the world.
The huge environmental impact of this weighs heavily on our minds.
Being in the digital and information age we have imagesphotosdatabasesmapsspatio-temporal and GPS data at our fingertipson the very phones in our pockets. Real time consumption is standard. Open data is provided by governments to ‘be freely accessibleto be usedmodelledshared by anyone for any purpose without restrictions.’ Open data enables anyone to track planestrains and automobilesferriesand buses – and the people in them.
We captured data of flights arriving and departing Brisbane airport to create an abstracted and stylised representation of the sheer number of flightsthe activities and intrigue of the aviation world along with its symbolssigns and codes.
About the artists
MarS Collaborative is a group established to produce works exploring the digital performance space at the nexus of information technology and art. We explore abstract art and respond to and reflect modern culture and communication. The concept of chance underpins our work. The group work and live in BrisbaneAustralia.
Credits: MarS Collaborative