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RICHARD WILLIAMS
135,500 AU (2012)
An animated .GIF created for the Calgary Biennial of Contemporary Art. Themed upon the idea of “Home" it was exhibited online at The #000000 Gallery. The title, which describes exactly half the distance between our solar system and our nearest neighboring star, Centauri Proxima, is meant to evoke overlapping ideas of journey and home. The figures within the vessel are simultaneously halfway from home, home, and halfway home. Set within an overwhelming background of empty space, the scale of the journey and the fragility of the spacecraft is made even more evident. The subtle animation has the ship's engines steadily pulsing, marking out the vessel's slow crawl across space.
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