Anne-Mie Melis+
Sentinel #1 (Flash Photography is Encouraged!)
2012

(sen·ti·nel (n) somebody who is assigned the duty of keeping guard; (vt) 1. to stand guard over something or a group of people, 2. to provide a guard for something or for a group of people (Encarta® World English Dictionary)

This work hints to our concerns for the environment and how we relate to nature. It reflects on our increasingly collective desire for insurance against genuine and manipulated threats. The viewer is encouraged to use flash photography to picture this work.

Materials: High visibility fabric, hook and loop tape

installation of Sentinel #1 (photo credit Roger Lougher)
Sentinel #1, Rhod 2012
Sentinel #1, Rhod 2012
Sentinel #1, Rhod 2012
Sentinel #1, at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, 2012
Sentinel #1, at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, 2012
Sentinel, prototype #0
Anne-Mie Melis