14.7 PSI: Jeanette Bonds

June 30 - August 26, 2012
The Gearld and Inez Grant Parker Gallery

Inspired by a near death drowning experience, Jeanette Bonds’ 14.7 PSI, is a 3:54-second animation installation of what appears to be an underwater or stellar environment. The piece attempts to create a specific and orchestrated physical response from the viewer by linearly recreating the thought process of drowning or being lost in an entirely unfamiliar yet intriguing environment. 14.7 PSI was made by taking 100 duplicates of 1 image of stars and animating them against one another while manipulating the position, hue, and opacity of each image. Animation is by Jeanette Bonds and sound by Duane Pitre. Bonds is an MFA Candidate at the California Institute of the Arts in Experimental Animation. This exhibit is made possible by Sandra Chanis and John Cadman.

To learn more about the exhibition visit our Vimeo page and watch a short video that features Jeanette Bonds describing the inspiration and process of creating 14.7 PSI. This video supports OMA’s initiative to provide in-depth information on current exhibitions and related artists.

Above image: Jeanette Bonds, 14.7 PSI