Blinking and Other Involuntary Portals, 2016

Blinking and Other Involuntary Portals, 2016, video documentation, The Accursed Share, curated by Marina Roy, Artspeak, Vancouver

One mechanized object and its teleprompter — Blinking and Other Involuntary Portals, 2016, rocks, felt, wood, paint, false eyelashes, silver leaf, paper, galvanized wire, polyester resin, magnets, circuitry, solar panels, mount board, video monitors, cameras and teleprompter glass. Photos: Maegan Hill-Carroll, Blaine Campbell

Closeup of pendulum with crystal — Blinking and Other Involuntary Portals, 2016, rocks, felt, wood, paint, false eyelashes, silver leaf, paper, galvanized wire, polyester resin, magnets, circuitry, solar panels, mount board, video monitors, cameras and teleprompter glass. Photos: Maegan Hill-Carroll, Blaine Campbell

More of a machine than a sculpture, Blinking and Other Involuntary Portals comprises two mechanized blinking devices that make eye contact across the room through a live video feed embedded in a double headed teleprompter apparatus. The blinking is mechanized by solar powered electromagnetic pendulums. It is the first scenario developed from ongoing project: Divination, Chance and Character: tools for the fantastical extension of sensibility.