I guess my life reflection of a lot of people’s lives as we live in these
people’s lives as we live in these
people’s lives as we live in these heavily urbanized places covered in
heavily urbanized places covered in
heavily urbanized places covered in concrete cars technology all around us
concrete cars technology all around us
concrete cars technology all around us but we aspire to sort of go to those
but we aspire to sort of go to those
but we aspire to sort of go to those back to those natural places and it’s
back to those natural places and it’s
back to those natural places and it’s something that I’m constantly searching
something that I’m constantly searching
something that I’m constantly searching for you know live in the city and then I
for you know live in the city and then I
for you know live in the city and then I come out to places like this and look
come out to places like this and look
come out to places like this and look for nature or just look for that
for nature or just look for that
for nature or just look for that solitude so it’s just a combination of
solitude so it’s just a combination of
solitude so it’s just a combination of the things I enjoy sir my name’s Joseph
the things I enjoy sir my name’s Joseph
the things I enjoy sir my name’s Joseph Michael and I’m a media artist what I do
Michael and I’m a media artist what I do
Michael and I’m a media artist what I do is combine a mixture of say photography
is combine a mixture of say photography
is combine a mixture of say photography video Moving Image these to be digital
video Moving Image these to be digital
video Moving Image these to be digital art work my passions in life I’m
art work my passions in life I’m
art work my passions in life I’m passionate about exploration adventure
passionate about exploration adventure
passionate about exploration adventure first and foremost but I really love
first and foremost but I really love
first and foremost but I really love photography the most simple and
photography the most simple and
photography the most simple and simplistic form about when I’m taking
simplistic form about when I’m taking
simplistic form about when I’m taking photographs that’s just me and the
photographs that’s just me and the
photographs that’s just me and the camera always learning everyday
art is about doing complex things for a
art is about doing complex things for a simple reason so in terms of what I’ve
simple reason so in terms of what I’ve
simple reason so in terms of what I’ve created on the Museum it’s a very simple
created on the Museum it’s a very simple
created on the Museum it’s a very simple idea it’s an iceberg it’s in the city I
idea it’s an iceberg it’s in the city I
idea it’s an iceberg it’s in the city I mean think about it simple but it’s such
mean think about it simple but it’s such
mean think about it simple but it’s such a complex process
a complex process
a complex process I enjoy the technical challenges I enjoy
I enjoy the technical challenges I enjoy
I enjoy the technical challenges I enjoy things that push me further in terms of
things that push me further in terms of
things that push me further in terms of what I’m learning and what I’m
what I’m learning and what I’m
what I’m learning and what I’m discovering we chatted a boat sailed
discovering we chatted a boat sailed
discovering we chatted a boat sailed across the Drake Passage and we spent a
across the Drake Passage and we spent a
across the Drake Passage and we spent a month around the entire tip Peninsula
month around the entire tip Peninsula
month around the entire tip Peninsula and the idea was to photographically
and the idea was to photographically
and the idea was to photographically meant icebergs the scale and or of the
meant icebergs the scale and or of the
meant icebergs the scale and or of the place it has an aura has I don’t know it
place it has an aura has I don’t know it
place it has an aura has I don’t know it feels otherworldly and it’s it’s kind of
feels otherworldly and it’s it’s kind of
feels otherworldly and it’s it’s kind of unnerving
in terms of environmental message I try
in terms of environmental message I try not to be too forceful with what I’m
not to be too forceful with what I’m
not to be too forceful with what I’m creating I’d like to present an idea
creating I’d like to present an idea
creating I’d like to present an idea not give too many answers to my
not give too many answers to my
not give too many answers to my interpretation of what’s going on so in
interpretation of what’s going on so in
interpretation of what’s going on so in terms of the iceberg it’s just placing
terms of the iceberg it’s just placing
terms of the iceberg it’s just placing it in an urban environment so people can
it in an urban environment so people can
it in an urban environment so people can see the size and the scale of an iceberg
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[Music] it’s hard to get someone engaged with
it’s hard to get someone engaged with
it’s hard to get someone engaged with obviously sustainability or looking
obviously sustainability or looking
obviously sustainability or looking after our environment based on practical
after our environment based on practical
after our environment based on practical science you know and ideas connecting
science you know and ideas connecting
science you know and ideas connecting people with a feeling of grandeur or the
people with a feeling of grandeur or the
people with a feeling of grandeur or the aura of nature from in my mind you know
aura of nature from in my mind you know
aura of nature from in my mind you know connect some of the deckle ever but if
connect some of the deckle ever but if
connect some of the deckle ever but if you’re not connecting at the heart
you’re not connecting at the heart
you’re not connecting at the heart you’re not really engaged in the topic
you’re not really engaged in the topic
you’re not really engaged in the topic the whole project from start to the end
the whole project from start to the end
the whole project from start to the end of the installation in Auckland took
of the installation in Auckland took
of the installation in Auckland took four years it took us two years to mount
four years it took us two years to mount
four years it took us two years to mount the expedition to Antarctica funder crew
the expedition to Antarctica funder crew
the expedition to Antarctica funder crew it get down there film the content and
it get down there film the content and
it get down there film the content and in the next two years we spent in
in the next two years we spent in
in the next two years we spent in creating the installation it was pretty
creating the installation it was pretty
creating the installation it was pretty exciting to start to see the digital
exciting to start to see the digital
exciting to start to see the digital work come into a physical space you’re
work come into a physical space you’re
work come into a physical space you’re sort of in a in a physical world in
sort of in a in a physical world in
sort of in a in a physical world in Antarctica and then I’m in a digital
Antarctica and then I’m in a digital
Antarctica and then I’m in a digital virtual world for months and months and
virtual world for months and months and
virtual world for months and months and months
months
months editing looking at a screen and then to
editing looking at a screen and then to
editing looking at a screen and then to see give it a physical present and the
see give it a physical present and the
see give it a physical present and the real world was pretty exciting
real world was pretty exciting
real world was pretty exciting with our projections we did like test
with our projections we did like test
with our projections we did like test projections on scale models because
projections on scale models because
projections on scale models because otherwise you don’t have a chance before
otherwise you don’t have a chance before
otherwise you don’t have a chance before you put it on the building you need to
you put it on the building you need to
you put it on the building you need to sort of get closer to knowing that it’s
sort of get closer to knowing that it’s
sort of get closer to knowing that it’s going to work because you you take
going to work because you you take
going to work because you you take photographs we did like a three billion
photographs we did like a three billion
photographs we did like a three billion point scan of the building which gave
point scan of the building which gave
point scan of the building which gave the building scan and you sort of never
the building scan and you sort of never
the building scan and you sort of never really entirely certain that’s going to
really entirely certain that’s going to
really entirely certain that’s going to match up perfectly
match up perfectly
match up perfectly and so we do a series of scale models to
and so we do a series of scale models to
and so we do a series of scale models to get us close to projecting on that final
get us close to projecting on that final
get us close to projecting on that final building
building
building I guess it’s like peeling an orange
I guess it’s like peeling an orange
I guess it’s like peeling an orange you’ve peeled the skin off the iceberg
you’ve peeled the skin off the iceberg
you’ve peeled the skin off the iceberg when we photograph it it’s like an
when we photograph it it’s like an
when we photograph it it’s like an orange peel and we pull it off and then
orange peel and we pull it off and then
orange peel and we pull it off and then we wrap that back on onto the building
we wrap that back on onto the building
we wrap that back on onto the building process isn’t that simple what goes
process isn’t that simple what goes
process isn’t that simple what goes through several layers to get to that
through several layers to get to that
through several layers to get to that process because essentially it’s like
process because essentially it’s like
process because essentially it’s like putting it back on the biggest thing
putting it back on the biggest thing
putting it back on the biggest thing I’ve learned over the last few years is
I’ve learned over the last few years is
I’ve learned over the last few years is how important sound is for the emotional
how important sound is for the emotional
how important sound is for the emotional connection and especially with art it’s
connection and especially with art it’s
connection and especially with art it’s really important that people feel
really important that people feel
really important that people feel something so you can put whatever
something so you can put whatever
something so you can put whatever visuals you like adding that sound
visuals you like adding that sound
visuals you like adding that sound element and paying close attention to
element and paying close attention to
element and paying close attention to the sound really makes a difference
the sound really makes a difference
the sound really makes a difference I think the composition was designed to
I think the composition was designed to
I think the composition was designed to transport people to how I felt in
transport people to how I felt in
transport people to how I felt in Antarctica I had no idea that each
Antarctica I had no idea that each
Antarctica I had no idea that each iceberg would be completely unique and a
iceberg would be completely unique and a
iceberg would be completely unique and a sound signature I took a sound recordist
sound signature I took a sound recordist
sound signature I took a sound recordist knowing that there would be potential to
knowing that there would be potential to
knowing that there would be potential to capture things but I had no idea the
capture things but I had no idea the
capture things but I had no idea the diverse nature of the sound down there
diverse nature of the sound down there
diverse nature of the sound down there [Music]
this is the biggest thing about being an
this is the biggest thing about being an artist or a creative is you’ve got to
artist or a creative is you’ve got to
artist or a creative is you’ve got to have that lack of fear of failure
have that lack of fear of failure
have that lack of fear of failure because an hour you don’t succeed all
because an hour you don’t succeed all
because an hour you don’t succeed all the time and as a creative not every
the time and as a creative not every
the time and as a creative not every projects going to be successful you just
projects going to be successful you just
projects going to be successful you just have to start and see where it leads
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