The Critters Room
The Critters Room
The Critters Room is a project conceived and realized throughout 2020–2021 by the collective Jan Voxel, and further developed during their residency—Artists in ResidenSì—at Atelier Sì, in Bologna and at Officina Leo van Moric in Parma. The multimedia interactive installation unfolds around the visual and practical information carried by the fine dust and particulates, and their inextricable relationship with the human species.
The Critters Archives
Everyday since March 2020, a laboratory slide was placed in the open air to collect its particulates, and stored as a trace of the daily status of the atmosphere. Viewed through a microlens the fine dust appears as an ever changing landscape that depicts and testifies the interaction and correlation of different species and geological eras. The final installation allows the viewer to browse and learn through four different archives, and bear witness to a specific moment in time, through a layered set of information.
