By looking at the
sky through such a crystal and then rotating it so the two
images are equally bright, it's possible to spot the rings
of polarized light that
surround the sun, even under cloudy
skies.
Three large projections show a selection
of black and white
images from Australia's desert landscape
surrounding the town
of Alice Springs; an unspecified ocean view that melts into footage
of a flock
of birds flying across the desert
sky, and color shots that linger
of the interior
of an abandoned house in the south
of France brought to life with Sawa's recurring and signature animations: a ferris wheel, flying birds, a tree with fluttering leaves and a rising moon.
Veca grew up around the San Francisco Bay Area
surrounded by words; words in the
sky, words on the streets, words on the billboards, on trucks and grocery stores, liquor stores — everywhere — an environment
of language, letters and
images.