Middle of Nowhere: a chosen place
Spanning four locations from forest to metropolis, this series explores, examines, interprets, and celebrates the natural world, not only as something to be protected but something to be experienced.
Featuring The Pine Barrens accompanied by a live score, experimental film, installation, science, music, storytelling, and performance curated by the director of The Pine Barrens film, David Scott Kessler and partnering organizations.
Each event will offer an in-person and a virtual experience.
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 Pinelands Preservation Alliance
Southampton, NJ
SOLD OUT
Film with live score by The Ruins of Friendship Orchestra
Live music by Glenn Jones & KooF
Experimental short films by Nancy Holt, Sean Hanley, Nadia Hironaka & Matthew Suib, and Josh Weissbach
Sound structures by Raúl Romero
Discounts on kayaking by Pinelands Adventures with ticket purchase
Pinelands Brewing Company
In-person or Virtual
February 12 The Academy of Natural Sciences
Philadelphia, PA
Film with live score by The Ruins of Friendship Orchestra
Experimental ethnographic films and installation among the museum’s taxidermy dioramas.
Tickets Coming Soon!
November 9, 2021 Fotographiska
Manhattan, NYC
Art Talk: The Pine Barrens (film with live score) by David Scott Kessler & The Ruins of Friendship Orchestra in conjunction with Maya Lin’s Madison Square Park installation, “Ghost Forest”
Tickets Coming Soon!
Scenes from Middle of Nowhere 2019
a STUDIOSCOPIC production - directed by David Scott Kessler