Marie Sester | Projects | FEAR

Tell Me the Truth

FEAR is a public art work that uses a common object as a focal point of
emotional interaction.

Situated in the middle of a lobby, a table is illuminated from within, surrounded by sound producing chairs; all of them "breathing" peacefully. When this calming point of attraction is approached, the soothing light gradually becomes aggressive and the chairs start howling in agony. When left alone, the objects resume their peaceful existence.

FEAR is part of a new series of works titled EMOTION. This series aims to evoke emotive states through common objects (furniture, plants, other familiar things). The overarching desire for this series is for these objects to take over a public space, blending in innocuously with the everyday.

FEAR is featured in the main lobby of The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) as part of Uncertain Spectator, November 18, 2010 - January 29, 2011.

FEAR at EMPAC Image 1
November 2010

FEAR at EMPAC Image 2
November 2010

FEAR at EMPAC Image 3
November 2010

FEAR at EMPAC Image 4
November 2010

FEAR Image 1
October 2010

FEAR Image 2
October 2010

FEAR Image 3
October 2010

FEAR Video
December 2010

FEAR : What the computer sees
December 2010

Marie Sester, Concept and Direction
Scott Fitzgerald, Project Manager

My very special thanks to:
Neil Thiese, M.D., Departments of Pathology and of Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center of Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Emily Zimmerman, Curatorial Assistant, Media Arts, EMPAC
Kathleen Forde, Curator, Time Based Arts, EMPAC
Johannes Goebel, Director, Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC)

Special thanks to:
Ian Hamelin, Project Manager, Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC)
Eric Brucker, Lead Video Engineer, Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC)
Mick Bello, Video Engineer, Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC)
Todd Vos, Lead Audio Engineer, Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC)

An EMPAC Commission, supported by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States.

French Embassy Empac Logo

© 2010, Marie Sester