Creation Myth - 1985

VIDEO INSTALLATION — DURATION: 2:00

Multichannel video installation commissioned by Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell for the opening of the Palladium, a large-scale New York nightclub. 

The piece describes the birth of a new environment utilizing unique fractal and particle system software to express natural evolutionary processes - ending up with a tree dancing in a disco. It was designed for exhibition on Palladium's 50 monitor moving video display system. 

Other commissioned artists included: Francesco Clemente, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Kenny Scharf, Laurie Anderson and Arata Isozaki.  
Music by: Carter Burwell.

COMMISSIONED BY IAN SCHRAGER AND STEVE RUBELL.

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