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The
Lengths responds to issues
posed by contemporary theorist Paul Virilio. These include his
belief that the ubiquity of media in contemporary culture results
in "the derealization of the terrestrial horizon," or the complete
dissolution of natural boundaries in exchange for boundless virtual
space. Virilio claims that this apparent freedom from physical
limitations leads to a feeling of confinement rather than liberation.
Through photography, film, video, television, and virtual reality,
works by Trisha Donnelly, Omer Fast, Pierre Huyghe, Paul Ramírez
Jonas, and Aïda Ruilova explore how nature can be preserved
through the very media that is held accountable for its destruction.
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