SIDEWALK ASTRONOMY / STARS
10pm
Saturday November 29
The Loading Bay, Taranaki St
New Zealand Film Archive
Wellington
FREE
Dear Friends,
In celebration of Warwick Blair's video installation Stars, we invite
you to Sidewalk Astronomy, this Saturday November 29 at 10pm.
Sidewalk Astronomy is an event founded in the 1960s. Quite simply it
involves bringing telescopes to urban areas (like sidewalks) to show
passers-by some of the more prominent features of the night or
daytime sky, free-of-charge. This event is presented by local
Astronomer and film maker Paul Moss. He cites the original concept
behind the project - "that when people see through a telescope they
think about their ancient origins, who we are and where we are going".
Sidewalk Astronomy is presented as the opening celebration for Stars,
a video installation by musician Warwick Blair, singer Sandhya
Badakere and Paul Moss. From November 29 - December 24 Stars will
play on the Film Archive’s Loading Bay screen on Taranaki St.
Stars features images of the night sky. Each day of the Stars
installation is a 24 hour work divided into 8 sections of 3 hours
each (called praharas) that correspond to the Gandharva Veda time
theory (called samaya chakra) where specific qualities of music are
applied to specific times of the day. This establishes a harmonious
resonance, ultimately creating peace/health for the individual,
society and the environment. Stars has been created by composer
Warwick Blair with images by Paul Moss and the voice of Sandhya
Badakere.
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Mark Williams
Exhibitions/Project Developer
Nga Kaitiaki O Nga Taonga Whitiahua
The New Zealand Film Archive
PO Box 11449 Wellington
Aotearoa, New Zealand
ph +64 4 384 7647 ext 829
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