LEAVES, STICKS AND BRANCHES

2009 - 2010

Serie of videos

STICK INSECTS ON ROD

2009
In collaboration with Ross Rudesch Harley. HD mono channel video. 3:48 minutes.

Juvenile stick insects mimic the movement of a branch as if moved by wind, all while hanging up in the air from a metal rod. Slowly, the artist adds more and more insects who hang from each other and from the metal rod. They are moving drawings in space.

STICK INSECTS ON BRANCH

2009
In collaboration with Ross Rudesch Harley. This video is to be viewed vertically. 10:52 minutes

Mimicry is not only about looks but about behaviour. Stick insects, like a real branch, only move unless there is air movement around them.

LEAVES AND BRANCHES

2010
In collaboration with Ross Rudesch Harley. HD mono channel video. 6:55 minutes.

Three different species of stick insects mimic green leaves, dry leaves and branches.

Thanks to the Australian Museum Search and Discovery for lending the live insects.

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