Lonely Oasis
Lonely Oasis is an immersive living sculpture conceived and built by me at Nowhere Festival in the Monegros Desert, Spain in 2024.
The theme of the sculpture is the burden of responsibility and its unintended consequences, featuring a living greenhouse full of plants and vegetables and its fictional owner. The viewer discovers the journey this character undertakes to help keep this fragile living object alive, and in the process the viewer can reflect on their own experience with responsibilities.
The piece features a greenhouse owned by a fictional character, complemented by an immersive soundscape synched to a lighting sequence. Inside, there are both clues to this characters life and a handwritten diary that charts the progress of the greenhouse along with the character’s decline (written by my collaborator on this project, Jacqueline Bond).
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Lonely oasis film
THE DIARY
A complete documentation of the diary written by Jacqueline Bond
which illustrates the story of the Greenhouse.
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Thanks to:
Jacqueline Bond for writing the diary inside the Greenhouse, detailing the journey of the Greenhouse's owner. And for helping me keep it alive during the event!
https://www.jacquelinebond.co.uk/
Ben / 7Xins for engineering both the lighting and soundscape, and helping bring my idea to life.
https://www.instagram.com/7xins_live/
Nowhere Art Team for allowing me to do this at the event and giving me a grant to cover part of the costs.
Matthew Pricket for editing the video.
https://www.workeditorial.tv/editors/matthew-prickett/
Alex @ Quality Control for grading the video.
Sean Toole for the photos..
https://www.instagram.com/drhvsb
Also thanks to
Justin, Gabriel, Han, Anton, Josh, Aaron, Camille, Roni, Juan and Emilija,
who all lent a hand or offered great advice to help make this happen.