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image: video viewed through the telescope | Survival Kit 15. Photo courtesy: LCCA
installation view: Survival Kit 15
installation view: Survival Kit 15
image: video viewed through the telescope | Survival Kit 15. Photo courtesy: LCCA
installation view: Survival Kit 15
installation view: Survival Kit 15
installation view: 3-channel video, sound, telescope (on loan from the Institute of Astronomy, Riga), arrowheads
video on a screen across the courtyard, viewed through the telescope
video on a screen across the courtyard, viewed through the telescope
screengrab: Any Resemblance is Coincidental (video through the telescope)
Photo courtesy: Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art
screengrab: Any Resemblance is Coincidental (3-channel)
screengrab: Any Resemblance is Coincidental (3-channel)
Photo courtesy: Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art-
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image: video viewed through the telescope | Survival Kit 15. Photo courtesy: LCCA
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installation view: 3-channel video, sound, telescope (on loan from the Institute of Astronomy, Riga), arrowheads
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video on a screen across the courtyard, viewed through the telescope
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video on a screen across the courtyard, viewed through the telescope
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screengrab: Any Resemblance is Coincidental (video through the telescope)
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Photo courtesy: Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art
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screengrab: Any Resemblance is Coincidental (3-channel)
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screengrab: Any Resemblance is Coincidental (3-channel)
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Photo courtesy: Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art
Any Resemblance is Coincidentalvideo, 16mm, stereo sound, telescope (on loan from the Institute of Astronomy, Riga), foil balloon, stone powder clay, polymer clay, wax, resin
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The Transit of Venus was a rare astronomical event in 1769 that various empires sought to observe in order to measure the distance between the Sun and the Earth. These observations accelerated maritime navigation, expediting colonial trade, including that of gunpowder for warfare.
Any Resemblance is Coincidental frames astronomical drawings made from the observation of this seminal celestial phenomenon (primarily made by James Cook), combining them with 16mm film, animation, text, and archival material to present how scientific expeditions have been harnessed to advance imperialist and extractivist ambitions.
__Survival Kit 15 | Curated by: Jussi Koitela
Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art, Riga
Sound Design: Tuomas Alatalo