First Person View
Our dear friends at the Knockdown Center are presenting “First Person View” from August 15 and September 12, 2015!
First Person View is an art show for drones. As drones become popular as a tool for photography and cinematography among civilians, the human relationship to the drone’s perspective is increasingly a subject of interest. This exhibition incorporates the drone’s point of view as a new way of looking– a scale and orientation in which the body is no longer the limiting force. Consumer drones are manufactured primarily as toys, and flying them presents an amusing challenge. Originally conceived of as a drone obstacle course, this exhibition presents artworks not so much as piloting obstacles, but visual targets. Visitors will use the drone’s real-time vision to navigate throughout the space, encountering artworks in an unusual way. As the most comprehensive viewer of the exhibition, the drone-cam will capture images that will then be printed and amassed as a counterpart to the show.
Work by E. Adam Attia, Jeff DeGolier, Corey Escoto, Cara Francis, Scott Gelber, Leo Gibbs, Dina Kelberman, Lyoudmila Milanova, Matej Vakula, and Kempton Van Hoff.
At the always wonderful KNOCKDOWN CENTER in Masbeth, Queens. Just a 8 min walk from the Jefferson L train stop.