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Glitch Semaphore

By  Emma Bolland 2026

photography Vicky Sharples

Glitch Semaphore is a sculpture-as-performance for eight or more performers which proposes magical interstellar transmissions via the metaphysical properties of materials. The performance objects include a copper, brass, and embroidery ‘landing marker’, painted copper conducting rods, vials of ground magnetic minerals, painted discs, mineral spheres, live drawing, tuning forks, gestures, and a spoken script.

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duck egg / copper-bronze

untitled build (medical)

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