Framerate: Pulse of the Earth

FRAMERATE: Pulse of the Earth is a contemplative, multi-screen artwork that invites audiences to observe in another way.

Over the course of two years, ScanLAB documented the British countryside and urban cityscape in millimeter-precise 3D time-lapse detail, and then interrogated the results in the form of meditative films designed for large-scale spatial viewing.

The resulting work bears witness to environmental change on a spatial and temporal scale impossible to see directly with the human eye or the lens of traditional cameras.

FRAMERATE and Norfolk

Between March to December 2019 local photographers Brad Damms and Paul Macro completed over 250 consecutive days of 3D scanning in Norfolk. These scans formed the first datasets from which FRAMERATE: Pulse of the Earth was created.

This epic undertaking saw Brad and Paul working whatever the weather, scheduling their days around the tides, completing scans below the high tide line on Happisburgh Beach and at the end of the sea defences at Sidestrand. Scans were also completed at Felbrigg Hall in the walled vegetable and flower gardens, at Lions Mouth and in the Deer Park.

These original Norfolk scans were complemented with a year of scanning in Glasgow and scenes in London.

Creative Workshops

Alongside the exhibition, ScanLAB Projects will be running a series of participatory workshops to introduce attendees to 3D scanning. These are targeted at young people and adults with an interest in environmental and data science, and at artists who want to explore 3D scanning in their own practice.

We will be running workshops in Cromer, Norwich, and Great Yarmouth. For more details about the workshops, please email emilia@scanlabprojects.co.uk.