hector zamora: white noise

'white noise' by héctor zamora
images courtesy of héctor zamora


mexico-born, brazil-based artist héctor zamora has created 'white noise':
for this site-specific installation, zamora invited the public to join him in
planting a field of 500 white flags into the sand of bethells beach,
located on the west coast of auckland, new zealand.

during a period of six and a half hours, the artwork grew with the
assistance of the local community. the final result is both a simple piece
of visual poetry and a gesture to encourage the continuation of
harmonious public actions and engagement with land.









deciding on installation parameters



the local community receives instructions



flags are disseminated



the first flag in installed



digging process









documentary film of the installation by amarbir singh



part 2 of the installation, relocated indoors


at the close of the day, the flags were removed and brought back to the city center:
for the second part of the installation, the flags were inserted into concrete blocks
so that the same visual effect could be achieved indoors.

héctor zamora's work will next be displayed at the lyon biennale 2011.