The Rocket Machine was built to show twin film-loops. Loops from “The Sea”, “Approximately Infinite”, “4” and others.

Inside the strongly colored flight-case there is a floating 16U rack with two 17” monitors. When open, two DVD-players  would hide under the Rocket Machine in such a way that one handheld pointed controller would  start both loops in a semi-synchronized way.

As way leads onto way, the Rocket Machine was not shown as much as I would have liked it to. Other projects took my attention.

I still like the mobility, the open/enclosed nature and industrial look of this piece though. The title alludes to a more optimistic or naive time in development of technology.

It feels good to present it here.

One of the loops displayed in the Rocket Machine: GRASPING REALITY

A crude 3D-built hand futilely trying to pluck down the moon and grip plants moving in the wind

I hardly ever use other photographic images than my own, There are important reasons for this.

The Rocket Machine however seemed to be very suitable for showing work with the look and history of old ephemeral film-footage. It may have to do with the retro-industrial feel of the flight-case.