Flocking
2025
3840x646px, multi-channel video
dimensions scaled to facade
3840x646px, multi-channel video
dimensions scaled to facade
(Image 2) Dumbo Plaza Archway, May 1 - May 25, 2025. Commissioned by The Dumbo Projection Project.
Flocking is a site-specific projection artwork created for the DUMBO Projection Project Volume 6: Unexpected Delight. This piece explores how industrial infrastructure intersects with the natural ecosystem in the area. Taking inspiration from DUMBO's distinctive soundscape, animated birds respond dynamically to the rumble of passing trains. As trains pass, the birds scatter in flight, and the wires they once rested upon transform into rhythmic waves synchronized with the train's noise. The birds return only when the soundscape settles, creating a rhythm of disruption and restoration.
Created in collaboration with B Wu and Sai Ram Ved Vijapurapu.