«RE-ANIMATED» is based on the last Kaua’i ʻōʻō bird that died in 1987, marking the extinction of its species. «RE-ANIMATED» is a reanimation of the bird and its song, inhabiting a distorted digital reconstruction of the Kaua’i ʻōʻō’s original habitat. While we cannot bring back what’s been lost, we can use memory to create new life and new visions for the future.
Jakob Kudsk Steensen (Denmark, 1987) is an artist who tells environmental stories through 3D animation, sound and immersive installations. He observes overlooked natural phenomena by carrying out fieldwork in collaboration with representatives from other disciplines, from biology to music and literature. The main professionals he has worked with include the singer, Arca; Michael Riesman, music director of the Philip Glass Ensemble, and South Korean band BTS. Steensen has exhibited at Serpentine Galleries, London (2019); ARoS Museum of Art, Aarhus (2022); LUMA Arles, Arles (2021); Halle am Berghain, Berlin (2021); PHI Centre, Montreal (2019); at the Venice Biennale (2019), and in many other museums.
Artist, producer and main developer: Jakob Kudsk Steensen
Composer and Music Director: Michael Riesman
Co-producer: Toke Lykkeberg Nielsen and Tranen Contemporary Art Center
Music technical director and audio programmer: Jerry Smith
Character optimization: Jeremy Thompson, 2Nstudio
Programming assistance and audio interactivity: Todd Bryant, 2Nstudio
Narration: Michael Silberblatt
Interview and research consultant: Douglas H. Pratt
Bird song visualization: Andy Thomas
Research assistant: Jazia Hammoudi
Special thanks to the The American Museum of Natural History, NYC for grating access to the Ornithology Archive, and Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the Macaulay Library.
Year:
2019
Type:
2D Cinematic Video, VR
Website:
jakobsteensen.com
