2023 · STANLEY PICKER
Alley to Heaven
Three nonhuman agents — a coral polyp swarm, a two-headed carabao calf, and a sparrow-nanosatellite hybrid — reflect on an artificial island’s ecology, history, and geopolitical status within the contested territory of the South China / West Philippine Sea.
Commissioned for A World of Islands, an exhibition curated by Ligaya Salazar at Stanley Picker Gallery, London. A World of Islands considers the movement of indigenous knowledge, practices, materials and people, and historical and current fabrications of tropical utopia and dystopia.
Exhibited at Sérum Radiance, curated by Jade Barget at Fondation Fiminico, Paris. The exhibition brings together a selection of works on the development and study of ecosystems, with works highlighting the toxic ecologies of which humanity is an integral part.
Single-channel video with CGI, vroid avatars, and found footage, 19 mins
Directed by Alex Quicho & Carlo Quicho
Design · Javier Syquia ☾ Score · Libya Montes ☾ Virtual Cinematography · Carlo Quicho ☾ 3D Artist · Farid Mammadov ☾ Environment Design · Sagar Chavda ☾ Additional Score and Sound Design · Rayce Vaughn ☾ Colourist · Cam McCutcheon