SHAPESHIFTER, 2019

Paper left over from a System Drawing session (Heeding Impulse - Common Wealth, 2017) was carbonized and then slowly burned for this video. The audio layers a conversation between a tree, a yoga instructor, and a newscaster, negotiating combustion and exchanges of carbon and oxygen at body, ecosystem- and industrial scales.

Shapeshifter was collaboratively created by Michael Asbill, Andrea Frank, and Amanda Heidel.
Camera and Editing: Andrea Frank
Sound: Jerry Adler and Andrea Frank
Voices: Tree - Michael Asbill, yoga teacher - Amanda Heidel, newscaster - Andrea Frank