ROAMING CONSTELLATION
                                                                Project proposal documenting the movement of a flock of sheep in the dark

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Roaming constellation 2007

 

A proposed artwork which plays upon the traditional methods which farmers use to mark their flock of sheep for identification. The markings will charge in sunlight during the day and become active as evening closes in. Viewers can witness the work during hours of darkness as a changing, luminous pattern across the countryside. The work will map the unique movements of the flock as they roam the landscape. It will be a visually active living artwork which literally paints the landscape in a new light and brings the stars down to earth….