Look for the trail you left behind.
Don’t forget to leave a trail.
In the winter of 2001, InsertSilence was asked by Nick Knight to collaborate on a project for Bjork’s song Pagan Poetry. Nick Knight, who was working on the video at the time, invited InsertSilence to provide their interactive interpretation of the song.
The source material for InsertSilence’s piece consisted of originally hand-drawn artwork and still images from the video (which was then still in production). This material was then processed and scanned into a custom-built piece of software, which enabled InsertSilence to perform and record animation, similar to the manner in which music is performed and recorded with an audio multi-track system.
With the recorded animation at hand, InsertSilence added an interactive component—a simple drawing tool—that enables the viewer to interfere with and ‘hijack’ the pre-recorded animation. Alternatively, the viewer may choose to simply sit back and passively experience the work.
InsertSilence : Amit Pitaru & James Paterson
