Nettie Wild Analysis

Nettie Wild’s intellectually provocative composition, titled Uninterrupted, is a stunning representation of the essentiality and effectivity of moving images. Projected as large-scale images, the spectacle utilizes the pillars and underside of Vancouver’s Cambie Street Bridge as its film screen to exemplify the major disconnect between our city and the river habitat below. Uninterrupted- comprised of vivid illustrations and breathtaking scores composed by Owen Belton- demonstrates the impact of human existence on the complex sockeye salmon endeavor . The twenty-five minute array (which displayed nightly Tuesday through Saturday at nine o’clock, from June 28th to September 24th) focuses on these moving images within the intimate outdoor setting as the primary visual stimulation of the installation. Though two dimensional by nature, the specificity and attention to details within the installation creates the illusion that the audience is beneath the surface of the water, viewing the installation from the river bed. Contradicting the traditional cinema, the overhead projection also establishes a sense of parallelism between the salmon …show more content…
Throughout the duration of the spectacle, the serene melodies were contrasted by exclamations of awe and gasps from audience members. Even after the installation had concluded, viewers were praising the work, claiming it was “much more interesting” than originally presumed. I witnessed whispers of admiration and comments questioning the origin of this idea, and how it was “possible to design something so cool”. Despite these external commentaries, the details of the soundtrack were evident- I could easily detect whistling winds and lapping waves layered within the score, which added to the feeling of oneness with the