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Crowd movement and behaviour are governed by many rules, including crowd psychology, ecosystems theory, and swarm theory. Drawing on this, Parallels captures the movement of people passing through a specific space and uses the data to drive a computer program that projects animated swarms of particles on the floor of the same area.

The look and behaviour of these swarms, which will be largely dictated by the movement of individuals in the space, are designed to simultaneously abstract and echo that movement. Built in unpredictability gives it a slight sense of autonomy. The swarms appear to follow individuals or be repelled by them, sometimes closely, and other time less so, thereby creating a virtual ecosystem whose behaviour reflects that of the real one.

Parallels was created in collaboration with artist Steve Wanna.

Parallels was a site-specific installation for the exhibition Fall Seasonal Art Installations at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria VA, USA.

Parallels was on view Friday, October 5 through Sunday, December 2, 2018.

This exhibition was juried by Elsabé Dixon.

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