Tomorrow is our permanent address, Martin McLuhan

Video installation with broken glasses.

"Tomorrow.." oscillates between a mysterious, uncanny cityscape and the artist's studio. The viewer is transported to a meticulously constructed environment where control is played out against lack-of-control. Chan creates a dream-like journey through an imaginary, futuristic city made from upturned glasses shrouded in fog. The audience is taken in unexpected directions, virtually knocking glasses down which shatter into pieces around them. "Tomorrow..." uses a cinematic device to create a sense of anticipation and mystique, the low-lying fog both dissolves and reveals the periphery of the studio set-up. We lose ourselves and our sense of scale as we are transported on a surreal and seductive journey. The sound of the fog-machine and the artist's movements in the background return us periodically to the artificality of our experience. At moments we become distinctly aware of the artist's choice of framing, her presence in the construction of the towers of glasses, the boundaries of the studio as well as the smoke machine. Chan's playful installation makes references to the processes in which shots are staged and narrative is constructed.

Tomorrow reminds us of the fragility and precariousness in which our environment and beliefs are constructed.

Credits:
Camera & driver - Suki Chan & Manuel Mazzotti
Editing - Suki Chan