INCIDENT ENERGY- Channels 1 & 2 (narrative) Trt:20:00.

https://vimeo.com/marnelucas/incidentenergy

Ch. 1 Main narrative using modern dancers portraying primitive humans to convey a creation story.
Ch. 2. Birth narrative of pregnant belly, birth and later an infant nursing.
Channels 3 & 4 (not pictured) depict landscapes, surveillance culture, and solar, lunar and galactic imagery (NASA SDO).

SYNOPSIS: INCIDENT ENERGY is a multi-channel video filmed with heat-sensitive Thermal Imaging (infrared/IR) cameras to explore themes of nature and humanity. Thermal imaging details the subtle changes in heating and cooling surface temperatures, revealing the changing light in corporeal and inanimate objects -heat appears white and cold becomes black.

A simple narrative weaves the cyclical nature of energy -from our galaxy to humanity- and the stark beauty of black and white infrared footage reveals the fragility of human existence within a creation drama; while combining the emotional theater of opera with eerie scientific observation. With primal human movement, dance choreographer Jim McGinn and accompanying performers appear as translucent primitive humans, like living alabaster sculptures in a timeless terrestrial realm where bodies possess a simultaneous interiority/exteriority; as their warm veins, cold extremities and breath are all visible (in real time, no special effects). Scenes filmed in nature and in contemporary settings reflect events and emotions of community, love, birth, conflict, decay and death unfold against black snow-covered forests, empty beach landscapes and dense urban crowds, juxtaposed with vast solar, lunar and interstellar (NASA SDO) imagery.

By utilizing Range Phenomenology technology usually associated with military, border, or aerial surveillance, we aim to inspire contemplation by framing the luminous energy of the human body and offering a glimpse into visual worlds that are ever-present yet hidden from our perception. A subtext posited is about the rapid advancement of this invasive technology and our (c)overt acceptance of the electronic villain into our lives. Visualizing changing heat-signatures radiating from the body, one senses the temporal coalescence of ancient stellar energy in the form of living beings.

© 2013-18 Marne Lucas and Jacob Pander, www.incidentenergyproject.com

BIOS
Marne Lucas is a photographer and multi-disciplinary artist working in New York City. Exploring nature, culture and the body, she presents social, aesthetic and eco-based philosophies about humanity that include photography, video, and installation. She is currently working on ‘Bardo ∞ Project’ a multimedia project exploring creativity as a form of spiritual end-of-life care, illuminating the positive effects of art as mind and body are integrated. Lucas collaborates extensively on both sides of the camera and is known for her stylistic, intuitive photographic portraits celebrating the body. A RACC Project Grant and Oregon Arts Commission Public Art residency + grant recipient, she has participated in residencies and exhibitions nationally such as the John Michael Kohler Artist Residency 2016, and the Mongolia 360˙ Land Art Biennial. http://www.marnelucas.com, www.eco-baroque.com

Jacob Pander is a filmmaker and visual artist and has directed music videos for artists Fantastic Plastic Machine, Howie B., and Spacer. A strong sense of storytelling and visual art background drives Pander’s distinct cinematic style, his work garnering top awards and featured in film festivals nationally and abroad. Recent films include the feature length documentary, “Painted Life”, a personal look at the life and work of his father, Dutch immigrant artist Henk Pander. http://www.jacobpander.com,

INCIDENT ENERGY PROJECT is a continuation of our collaborative exploration of photography, film and videos spanning many years, notably on our award-winning infrared short film, ‘The Operation’ (1995). Incident Energy shares a similar aesthetic but delves deeper into the fragility of human existence. A cult classic, ‘The Operation’ depicted an otherworldly surgeon/patient erotic coupling in an operation room theater. The result merged invasive surveillance technology and the body in the service of fine art and set the stage for a provocative expression of intimacy with a new way of observing both surface and subcutaneous energy; and has screened at numerous film festivals in the USA and worldwide including the ICA London (UK), CPH:DOX International Documentary Film Festival (Denmark) and was awarded Best Experimental Film: 1995 New York Underground Film Festival.

Original source: https://www.solrenen.com/2020/09/21/incident-energy-channels-1-2-narrative-trt2000/