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THE MOON GOOSE ANALOGUE: Lunar Migration Bird Facility

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Installation view of the MGA Control Room with its main projection, life stream,
monitor and camera button console, FACT Liverpool, 2011, foto: AMB


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MGA VIDEO DOCUMENTATION

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MGA CONTROL ROOM - Overview
 

The Moon Goose Analogue, installation view with MGA model, FACT, 2011, @ the artist

"The Moon Goose Analogue: Lunar Migration Bird Facility"
installation view, FACT Liverpool, 2011/12, @ the artist

The Moon Goose Analogue, installation view with MGA model, FACT, 2011, @ the artist

From left to right: 1) corridor/entrance area, 2) mission flags, 3) vitrine with moon goose feather,
4) vitrine with moon goose eggshells, 5) moon analogue model, 6) portraits of moon geese, 7) camera console,
8) monitor consoles, 9) main projection with live stream, 10) vitrine with moon goose foootprint

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MAIN PROJECTION - LIVE STREAM
 

The main projection shows the live stream from the moon goose analogue in Italy.

MGA life stream
Live stream, main projection, The Moon Goose Analogue (MGA) @ the artist

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MOON GOOSE - ANALOGUE MODEL
 
Scaled model of the moon analogue site in Italy as control room element.

MGA Moon Modell
Model of the moon analogue, FACT Liverpool, 2011/12
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GEESE - COMMUNICATION
 

REX - U (Realtime EXchange Unit) unit to establish data transfer between the Moon Geese and the control room / exhibition space. The unit enables various signal transfers such as morse code by the geese and other types of interspecies communications.

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Control Room with morse panel, The Moon Goose Analogue (MGA) / Lunar Migration Bird Facility, Italy @ the artist
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DANDELION EXPERIMENT
 

Observation of dandelion plant growth under non-directional gravity. Moon Geese are conducting the gravitropic dandelion experiment (clinostat) as part of their daily routine.

MGA dandelion experimentMoon Geese Training, The Moon Goose Analogue (MGA) / Lunar Migration Bird Facility, Italy , 2011/12
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HISTORIC OBJECTS
 

Vitrines with Moon Goose feathers, eggshells, toys, footprints.

MGA vitrinesVitrine with moon goose feather, The Moon Goose Analogue (MGA) / Lunar Migration Bird Facility", 2011/12
@ the artist

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THE CORRIDOR - ENTRANCE AREA
 

The entrance area and corridor to the MGA control room installation.

 

MGA entrance control room
The Moon Goose Colony (MGC) /Videostill
@ the artist

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CREDITS
 
The installation „The Moon Goose Analogue“ is realised with the help of:
Streaming software and electronics:
Ralf Baecker and Christian Dietz
Control Room Installation, AV setup / exhibition room in UK:
Nick Lawrenson, Chris Miller, FACT team
Analogue Modell:
Matthew Houlding

Photographer C-Prints in the corridor:
Tamara Lorenz
Lunar Analogue Installation in Italy:
Stewart Gough, Guido Mencari, Daniela d‘Arielli, Jens Brand and Gaetano Carboni
Practical Help:
Manuela and Armidoro Perrotti, Jens Brand

Organisation / Production:
Gillean Dickie and team of THE ARTS CATALAYST, Nick Lawrenson, Chris Miller
„The Moon Goose Analogue“
is commissioned by The Arts Catalyst and FACT Liverpool
"The Moon Goose Colony P1" is a Pollinaria project by Agnes Meyer-Brandis

 
 

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general description

MGA - CONTROL ROOM
Consoles - Control Room Installation
Moon Goose Analogue - Model
Interspecies communication
Dandelion experiment
Historic objects
The corridor / entrance area

LIVE STREAM DOCUMENTATION

Main Projection

MGA - THE MOON ANALOGUE
Moon analogue site for geese in Italy

MGC - VIDEO
"The Moon Goose Colony"

 

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