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Nostalgic “COO”


Film, Moving Image Installation, 2023


WARNING
There are some scenes in the movie that contains rapidly flashing lights and images
that could be harmful to those prone to seizures or sensitive to lights.
Individuals with a fear of pointed objects, please watch with care.
No animals were harmed during the entire process.


By using CRT monitor and collage film as medium, we aim to use pigeon as our vehicle to tell a nostalgic critical story. We want to reflect on the role of people in symbiosis and highlight the complexity and interactivity between humans and other species, which interact with and constitute each other.



Who is COO
  • An avatar from an urban ecology that has just lost its pigeons
  • Talking to people in our city about their memories of pigeons
  • Rethinking the pigeons in our city through conversations with the audience

Why Nostalgiacore
  • The memories from the COO
  • An effective way to build an emotional vibe

CRT Monitor
  • Enhance the nostalgic atmosphere of the whole space
  • The overlay of CRT monitors adds a "visual weight" to the space.

Background Music - LOFI
  • Piano based & Slow tempo
  • Slow played by 40%
  • Low Bit & Vinyl noise

COO Sound
  • Collecting the various sounds of the city to generate new tones
  • Human language



Key Element O
  • Parmenides' ontology proved that it makes sense to think of "urban ecology" as a independent entity being.
  • He argues that if " Being" had a symbol. It would be " circular " or "spherical".
  • Urban ecology is a dynamic, cyclical structure.

Why “COO”
  • Pigeons disappeared in the city, "O" became to "C".
  • The sound of a pigeon — "COO".

Stop Motion Of O
  • The constantly changing 'O' in the COO in the monitors introduces an element of change and evolution within this balance.
  • It shows that the fluidity of relationships, the adaptability of urban ecosystems.

Stop Motion Of Collage
  • COO's fragmented memories.
  • Refer from David Hockney's collage photography
  • The interconnected web of symbiotic relationships







Jiaqi Yang
Artemis Weng
Qinqing Li (Vivian)
Xuejing Chen (Jing)
Xiaotong Guo