SANCTUARY OF THE UNSEEN FOREST

SANCTUARY OF THE UNSEEN FOREST, Marshmallow Laser Feast

SANCTUARY OF THE UNSEEN FOREST is a large-scale video installation that creates a moment of awe, felt when we embrace the presence of a majestic being, a giant Ceiba pentandra from the Colombian Amazon. The artwork becomes a sanctuary, a place to reflect and contemplate our place within the wider systems of nature.

United Kingdom, 4 minutes, 2022
Single Chanel Video, 10.1 Chanel Audio
Language | No dialogue

“In this and other works we have created, we are seeking to highlight our connection with the wider systems of nature through the experience of art. The oxygen trees exhale flows into our tree-like lungs, flowing from our heart centre outward, through fractal branching arteries to feed every cell in our body. Placing the audience in the centre of these nested ecosystems, we aim to bring them closer to an understanding of our interconnectedness.

Ersin Han Ersin, Artist & Director – Marshmallow Laser Feast

About the artists

Marshmallow Laser Feast

Marshmallow Laser Feast (MLF) is an experiential artist collective. They believe in the power of stories to tickle senses and shift perceptions. Their work takes people on a multisensory journey to where imagination and information collide.

From coders to poets, chemists to ventriloquists, brands to institutions, they collaborate with specialists in all disciplines. To explore new forms of culture, interrogate our relationship with the world around us and leave a glittery slug trail as we journey through the cosmos.

They’ve exhibited internationally at institutions including; ACMI, Barbican Centre, YCAM, DDB Seoul, Sundance Film Festival, Factory International, Quartier des Spectacles, Montreal, SXSW, Phi Centre and Lisbon Architectural Triennale.

Their work has been featured in renowned publications such as; the Guardian, New Scientist, Wired, Independent, Creative Review, the Times and more.

Credits

Concept by Marshmallow Laser Feast
Directed by Ersin Han Ersin, Barnaby Steel, Robin McNicholas
In collaboration with James Bulley & Andres Roberts
Director of Production: Mike Jones
Music, Sound Design and Spatialisation: James Bulley
Lead Artist: Quentin Corker-Marin
Managing Director: Eleanor (Nell) Whitley
Houdini Technical Artist: Lewis Saunders
Head of Studio: Sarah Gamper Marconi
Studio Assistant / Administrator: Alex McRobbie
Nature Connection Advisor & Collaborator: Andres Roberts