Holoscenes
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| Holoscenes | |
|---|---|
 Holoscenes performs in the Surfers Paradise, Queensland during 2018 Commonwealth Games | |
| Artist | Lars Jan |
| Year | 21st century |
| Medium | Installation art |
| Subject | Climate change |
| Website | http://earlymorningopera.com/wp/projects/holoscenes/ |
Holoscenes is a multi-format work of installation art by Los Angeles artist Lars Jan.
Holoscenes, features a single totemic, aquarium-like sculpture sited in public space, standing thirteen feet tall and viewable from 360 degrees. [1]
In an allegory of the rising sea levels produced by climate change,[2] the aquarium is animated by a powerful custom hydraulic system that pumps up to 15 tons of water in and out in less than a minute, creating a series of mini-floods to which the performers must adapt. Over the course of several hours, a series of performers play variously the guitar, sell fruit, don an abaya, uncoil a garden hose, and perform other familiar tasks as the water rises and falls around each in turn.[3]
