DAVID FAMILIAN "Echo & Narcissus" / Exhibition

May 30, 2013
Art|Sci Gallery
CNSI 5th floor

Echo & Narcissus was an installation that explores this ancient myth as a metaphor for the interaction between two individuals who cannot communicate. An interactive visual projection on water and multi-channel soundtrack of Echo’s voice used counterpoint to produce a series of visual and sonic relationships.

As one looked into the water one would see an image of their own face gradually materializing, dematerializing, disappearing, then reappearing once again. Echo’s voice permeates the space, moving throughout the gallery creating a haunting affect.

Echo & Narcissus is directed and produced by artist/curator David Familian, who is artistic director of the Beall Center for Art + Technology at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts in UC Irvine. His collaborating team included actor Marie Chambers (voice of Echo), media artist Eric Parren (programmer of the interactive elements) and author Terry Wolverton (writer of the Echo’s monologue).