"Sky Lights" is an ongoing media and installation project exploring how the image of the sky can illicit memory and connectivity between people and places. 

The work primarily consists of installations in which recorded videos of the sky from different locations around the world are projected from inside participants’ houses or work spaces into their windows. Each sky displayed references a location chosen by each participant. Videos may reference a home country or city, while others were chosen based on the visual conditions of the sky, or as a reference to a person. In this way, "Sky Lights" creates a sense of connection and presence between the participants’ current space and another place of personal significance.  

From the public view, the videos catch attention much as any screen (tv, phone, or computer) would. However, in contrast to the typical use of screens as advertising platforms, "Sky Lights" calls attention to an image that is calm and universal, inviting the viewer to observe the work as an image that fits naturally within the urban scene. 

The play on interaction with digital media is further carried out through instagram posts @sky.lights.daily. Here participant's videos and stories may be presented in a rhythm that utilizes the platform's potential for connectivity, while also contrasting its tendency towards the rapid consumption of information.

In preparation and corresponding to each installation, the artist engages each participant in an
interview with questions pertaining to the topics of presence, public and private space, and
the use of technology such as phones, and social media. Such questions provide insight on the
topics central to the project, while also creating a personal connection between the work and the
participants.

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