Motomichi Nakamura
Mush Marsh
about
Gene Tellem recently released two stellar 12” (one for Project Pablo’s SOBO and one on Wolf music) and her ever-reliable DJ sets have been regularly rocking dance floors in Montreal for quite some time now.
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Mush Marsh is the projection mapping installation work which captures calm and tranquil yet mysterious atmosphere of swamps. The images and animation are projected onto the hemispheric sculptures installed on the reflective floor which reflects the projected image which recreates the still and quiet water surface of the swamp.
People tend to be scared of swamps because of how it’s often represented in horror movies: where ugly and scary animals or man-eating alligators l live or where tons of bugs possibly carrying unknown diseases are just waiting to infect you. Also swamps and other wetlands have traditionally held a very low property value compared to fields, prairies, or woodlands and humans typically drained swamps next to their fields so as to gain more usable land for planting crops or to expand the land to build houses.
But we now know that swamps are essential to providing fresh water and oxygen to all life, and that they are often breeding grounds for a wide variety of life and they are extremely productive ecosystems that provide numerous goods and services both to the marine environment and people.
With this installation, my intention is to share the feelings we have toward swamps to view them as something mysterious yet beautiful and important for our lives and environment.