The Print Center commissioned GhM to produce a short film about Demetrius Oliver’s exhibition Canicular. Canicular was a video installation by Oliver that consisted of a projected, live-feed from a high-power telescope focused on Sirius (the brightest star in the night sky). The video was projected in a round structure, built within one of The Print Center’s galleries to resemble a small observatory. The installation also included a related, multi-part video installation in an adjacent gallery.
The term "canicular" is used to describe things pertaining to dogs, and is often used in reference to Sirius, the Dog Star. The live-feed came from a telescope mounted on the roof of The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA, one of the oldest centers of science education and development in the United States.
Demetrius Oliver / CANICULAR
Client: Association for Public Art