Sarah Choo Jing wins Lumen Art Prize 3D/Interactive Award 2021

Zoom, click, waltz is a multimedia installation comprising 13 LED screens depicting individuals in various states of “performance”, while isolated within separate window frames. What began as an attempt to communicate with neighbours during Circuit Break, developed into an imagined possibility of individuals connecting through dance. Over a period of 2 months, residents received mailed instruction requests to perform at an interval spanning 30 minutes. These recordings were at times effective, others, futile. Various subjects’ responses range from active to passive; with individuals participating in modes of conscious performance, and others nonchalant, in contemplation.

Jury Panel Member Nathan Ladd comments: “The artist has created a beautiful and compelling installation to create a patchwork of vignettes of personal, intimate moments during lockdown.”