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Duck: A tidal data-stream selfie in the Thames

25 July 2019–20 September 2019, 9:00 am–5:00 pm

Still from exhibition video

An 8-minute composite film showing two points of view as a toy experiences the Thames tide – with stereo sound.

This event is free.

Event Information

Open to

All

Cost

Free

Organiser

Matthew Rains

Location

Science Library Café – room G05, DMS Watson Building
042: DMS Watson Building
Gower Street
London
WC1E 6BT
United Kingdom

Under a jetty in central London is a plastic duck, locked in a time-lapse selfie as the tide takes over. Above, a fixed observer watches and records the same events. Frames of reference juxtapose in a film that plays with space, time and perception. Artwork by Crispin Hughes and Susi Arnott.