Orbit is a film and installation project about the relationship between humanity and the sun. It consists of:

- a 7 minute short film (see here)
- an interactive installation,
- a flexi disc,
- and a print series with associated animations.

The interactive installation was presented in Metz, France in Sept 2025 and at Rotondes, Luxembourg in 2024 as well as TOKAS Hongo in Tokyo in 2020, and before that also at WORM UBIK in Rotterdam in April 2018 and the TAFF Festival in Finland in August 2019. The ORBIT flexi disc was launched in January 2019. This is a playable and filmable record with the film’s soundtrack and one of its phonotrope designs embedded in it. A series of monotype prints incorporating the orbit designs was produced on an artist residency at the Kala Art Institute in Berkeley, California in January 2019. Some of these prints were re-animated, creating videos that can be displayed alongside the prints themselves. Four of these prints + animations are in the collection of the Kala Art Institute Gallery.

On this page you can see images and videos related to each iteration of the project, including a trailer for the short film, a documentation video of the Tokyo installation, a documentation video of the flexi, and an excerpt from one of the animated print videos. To purchase a flexi disc, email tess@tessmartinart.com.

ORBIT INSTALLATION:

‘Turn On’ group exhibition, Cité Musicale, Metz, France, Sept 13-Oct 26, 2025

‘Turn On’ group exhibition, Rotondes Explorations Culturelles, Luxembourg, Jan 19-Feb 11, 2024

TOKAS, Tokyo Art and Space, Hongo Jan 11 - Feb 09, 2020

Theater Rotterdam Media Wall - November-December 2019

Turku Animated Film Festival, Finland, Aug 2019

Out of Frame, Out of Line, Out of Order, Out of Paper, WORM, Rotterdam, April 2018