The Sparrow (2022)

The Sparrow (Spurven) (2022)
Video installation

Soundtrack (17:58 min., alternating English and Norwegian voiceover)
Video (19:16 min.)
3D animation (11:49 min.)

Text: Vilde Salhus Røed
Text consultant: Anngjerd Rustand
English proofreading: Pip Rowson

Voice: Karen Eide Bøen
Sound technician: Emilie Wright

Sound: Tolga Balci
Thanks to Zivile Pirkwieser (flute) and Madeleine Dietrichstein (harmonium and alto saxophone)

Drone video and editing: Thomas Bugaj

Photogrammetry: Vilde Salhus Røed
Virtual camera: Dianne Murphy

It's morning, he has just sent The Sparrow out on a mission again. He can take a break now, wait until The Sparrow sends him some material he should consider. Lately, there has been little new; everything he can see from the image material is reminiscent of everyday life and routines in the two-dimensional and therefore similar looking surroundings. On the one hand, this means that there is less use for his trained eye, he simply registers that things are as they are. On the other hand, The Sparrow still needs to act on orders, and it needs guidance in interpreting what it sees. But The Sparrow is on its way to becoming super-intelligent now, it can soon go out on its own, soon it can interpret all the material it collects and then act accordingly.


The project has been kindly supported by Billedkunstneres Vederlagsfond, The Audio and Visual Fund, Arts Council Norway, Bergen Municipality, and BEK – Bergen Centre for Electronic Arts.

THE SPARROW