Jennifer Steinkamp: Dervish, 2004, 2005

Jennifer: "Dervish" consisted of four high definition projections of individual trees with twirling branches. This was inspired by a ... ritual practiced by the priests, or dervishes, of the Mevlavi sect of Islam. In the midst of a trance, the dervishes whirl in a motion symbolizing the soul's release from earthly ties and communication with the divine. The movement of the branches contains elements of both control and lawlessness -- while the whirling motion of the trees is fanciful and seemingly enchanted, the movement is limited by the roots of the trees.

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[crackingthecodes]

... quite simple but quite nice anyway...

[awkward100]

Sufi cool!

[projectionarts]

Love it! Very cool! Would've liked to have seen it in person.