With the adoption of automation, the separation between digital and physical has become less apparent. Through algorithm-based data analysis, the information gathered by digital devices can portray facts and truths that aren’t necessarily perceptible to the senses. In Cultivation in Abatement, I explored a process that both embraces and rejects the inescapable reliance on digital technology. I began by embracing the role of the data processor, observing the body language of people moving through public spaces. I encapsulated their tendencies in a series of choreographed movements, transcoded to animation through motion capture sensors. By recreating their movements through my performance. The result is a work that strikes a balance between the empathy of human observation and the actuality of machine analysis.
