landscapes in time

landscapes in time is a project that explores how confrontation with the landscape functions as a means of questioning self-identity. It is based on dramatic and sublime imagery from the Northern Alps. Faced with the vastness of the mountains it is difficult to escape rethinking or re-calibrating one's sense of scale and measurement.

The research context is set out in an article that demonstrates how the viewer's perception of a film of landscape can establish a psychotherapeutic intervention beneficial to individuals, society, and the environment. A single-channel video and a proposal for a 3-channel installation (for gallery spaces) comprise the practical elements of the research.

Emma Rose and Neil Boynton, 'Landscapes in Time: A Psychotherapeutic Intervention', International Journal of the Image, 1 (2011), 117-127. Journal web site: http://ontheimage.com/journal/

Neil Boynton, au fil du temps, concept Neil Boynton and Emma Rose. Aspect 16:9, duration 7'33", year of production 2011. The video is available in the following formats: QuickTime movie (H.264, 1920 x 1080, stereo, 48kHz), DVD PAL, AVCHD.

Plans for a 3-channel video installation are available. The installation uses an extended series of source images to be projected on three walls of an exhibition space, the layout of the projections mimicking the geographical position of the images (see illustration). An immersive 5-channel soundscape combines source recordings made on location with computer-generated sounds to bring out the meta-rhythms of environmental change evident in the time-transformations of the video processing. The soundscape is based on an algorithm that loops approximately every 5 to 6 minutes.