CONFLUX
Conflux is an immersive, research-based installation that explores the intersection of industry and the environment in Baltimore, where water meets land in the region. It documents significant sites such as the Curtis Bay industrial area, Masonville Cove, and the city's various marine terminals through video and audio recordings captured over time, highlighting the contrasts between natural environments and human industry.
As a multi-screen audiovisual installation, Conflux immerses viewers in a vivid sensory environment, culminating in an abstract experience that invites contemplation about how the city's harbor, industry, neighborhoods, and natural areas connect. This depiction reveals unique sonic, visual, and temporal complexities in the interplay of socio-economic and environmental conditions, demonstrating how industry can often overpower local habitats and shape the natural landscape.
The installation is a speculative exploration of the future, using moving images to convey transformation and transition. Conflux reveals the degree to which the future of our hybrid landscape remains ultimately unknowable.
On view at: The Voxel, August 2024
Installation view, multi-channel digital video projection, 10.1 surround sound. Voxel Baltimore, 2024