Aligned by the Sun
In a time of travel bans, persecution, climate change, and now a global pandemic, we are working on a project that brings hope into a collective experience. Our video-based project Aligned by the Sun, seeks to unify our fractured planet. We are collaborating with artists from each of the 195 UN countries, as well non UN member nations and territories in the world by asking them to capture a short video of the sun. Then we will take those clips to make large installations, video collages, and still image composites.
The iterations we are currently editing are-
1. A 24 hour screenable version that follows the sun as the earth rotates.
2. A 7 channel installation video connecting all the captures of the sun by their horizon.
3. A set of stills aligning all the images by the sun.
4. A single channel feature length video for exhibition and screening.
Just Completed!
1. A 4 minute version produced with the support of Olafur Eliasson and his NGO Little Sun. Currently you can view this video on the Little Sun website HERE. This video is also on the NOWNESS website HERE. (A current list of participants and people who helped us connect to these artists are at the bottom of this page)
This work is intended to spark a dialogue about equality, location, migration, and the environment.
This collaborative and artwork is ongoing; artists whose home geographies are yet unrepresented in the project are invited to submit their own videos, which we will incorporate into the project on a rolling basis, with the expectation that the project will never really be complete. The un-finishability of Aligned by the Sun reflects the arbitrary and incomplete nature of borders. Across history, humans have drawn and redrawn lines on this earth. As borders have shifted, one truth has remained constant: we inhabit a single planet that is sustained by the light and warmth of the sun. Aligned by the Sun invites viewers to imagine a future charted by this fact.
Please email us at studio@ghostofadream.com if you represent a nation that is not yet represented in this project, and you would like to contribute a video of the sun at the end of the day to become part of Aligned by the Sun.
Pictured here is a map from our studio that we have been filling in as we receive videos. Of the UN nations we are still looking to connect with artists in Guinea, Kiribati, MarshallIslands, Maldives, Niger, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
CREDITS IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE IN Little Sun, Aligned by the Sun
(credits for the upcoming versions will include more artists as submissions are coming on a roll in basis)
Tunisia- Marwa Manai
Seychelles- George Camille
Somalia- Fardosa Hussein
Portugal- Joana Vasconcelos
Tibet- Tashi Norbu
Bangladesh- Sadya Mizan
Israel- Gil Yefman
Palestine- Shuruq Harb
Bermuda- James Cooper
Niqnalchint Nation- Argent Kvasnikoff
Italy- Giada Crispiels
Tonga- Kalisolaite ‘Uhila
Turkey- Hacer Kiroğlu
Cayman Islands- David Bridgeman
Cameroon- Roméo Temwa
Armenia- Grigor Muradyan (ARTLAYEREVAN Creative Group)
Saint Lucia- Llewellyn Xavier
Burundi- Jimmy Nzi
North Korea- Sun Mu
Mauritius- Krishna Luchoomun
Malaysia- Yee I-Lann
Croatia- Slaven Tolj
Uruguay- Marco Maggi
Germany- Gereon Lepper
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines- Nadia Huggins
France- Christine Laquet
Jordan- Ala Younis
Lakota- Jonny Cournoyer
Mexico- Pedro Reyes
Kosovo- Alban Muja
Lebanon- Jana Khoury
Lithuania- Anastasia Sosunova
Lower Cayuga Nation- Alex Jacobs Blum
Mongolia- Jantsankhorol Erdenebayar
United Kingdom- John Plowman
Northern Ireland- Leeann Toland
Sri Lanka- Rupaneethan Pakkiyarajah
Wixárica- Mariza Ryce Aparicio-Tovar
Estonia- Helena Keskküla
Chad- Salma Khalil
Bahamas- Antonius Roberts
Saudi Arabia- Ahmed Mater
South Pole- Josiah Horneman
Pine Ridge- Dustin Twiss
Senegal- Selly Raby Kane
Navajo- Rapheal Begay
Guinea-Bissau- Mila Silva
New Zealand- Victor Webster
Slovenia- Saso Sedlacek
Algeria- Massinissa Selmani
Bhutan- Zimbiri
Iran- Shahrzad Darafsheh
Kyrgyzstan- Kuba Myrzabekov
Liechtenstein- Hanna Roeckle
Uyghur- Mukaddas Mijit
Eswatini- Dane Armstrong
Gabon- Owanto
Andorra- Samantha Bosque
Egypt- Sarah Maher
Wales- Olwen Mosely
Montenegro- Jelena Tomasevic
Moldova- Ghenadie Popescu
Somaliland- Mustafa Saeed
Venezuela- Angela Bonadies
Eritrea- Dawit Petro
Central African Republic- Hervé Ndoma
Hungary- Agnes Eva Molnar
Suriname- Remy Jungerman
Paraguay- Claudia Casarino
Uganda- Twino Mujunivan
Ghana- Nana Frimpong
Mozambique- Mário Macilau
Serbia- Lidija Delic
Switzerland- Basim Magdy
Taiwan- Yo-Yo Lin
Morocco- Ramia Beladel
Ecuador- Teo Monsalve
Qatar- Ameena Al-boinin
Norway- Stian Adlandsvik
Afghanistan- Aziz Hazara
Vietnam- Phạm Nguyễn Anh Tú
Singapore- Lai Yu Tong
Pakistan- Mohsin Shaf
Myanmar- Zoncy Heavenly
Cuba- Niels Reyes
Azerbaijan- HYPNOTICA
Greece- Eozan Agopian
Mauritania- Amy Sow
Kuwait- Aseel AlYaqoub
Unangan- Kanesia McGlashen-Price
Ukraine- Olena Klochko
Finland- Olli Piippo
Cyprus- Klitsa Antoniou
Colombia- Carlos Alfonso
Luxembourg- Feipel & Jean Bechameil
Philippines- Lee Paje
United Arab Emirates- Hassana Arif
China- Liu Bolin
Georgia- Gvantsa Jishkariani
Greenland- Inuuteq Storch
Russia- Victoria Lomasko
Nigeria- Modupeola Fadugba
Bulgaria- Maria Nalbantova
Tajikistan- Murod Sharifov
Togo-Talle Bamazi
South Africa- Jozua Gerrard
Burkina Faso- Motandi Ouoba, Operndorf Afrika
Lesotho- Limpho Thoahlane
Yemen- Afraa Ahmed
Slovakia- Stefan Papco and Lucia Stranaiova
Jamaica- Camille Chedda
Japan- Tadashi Koizumi
Belarus- Alexandra Karnazhytskaya
Sweden- Michael Johansson
Belgium- Alexanda Mien
Trinidad and Tobago- Caroline Mair
Spain- Helí García
Crimea- Masha Gvozdov
Iraq- Walid Siti
Ethiopia- Naod Lemma
Madagascar- Judith Olivia Manantenasoa
Argentina- Melina Berkenwald
South Korea- Suyon Huh
Brazil- Assume Vivid Astro Focus
Democratic Republic of the Congo- Nelson Makengo
Nepal- Bikash Shrestha
Sudan- Assil Diab
Kenya- Agnes Waruguru
Canada- Patrick Bernatchez
Honduras- Léster Rodríguez
Solomon Islands- Jackson Diosi
Scotland- Katie Paterson
Mali- Moussa Traore
Latvia- Kristine Krauze Slucka
Netherlands- Sanne Vassen
Laos- Tcheu Siong
Papua New Guinea- Eunice Kehana, Indigenous Health Solutions
Malawi- Nikiwe Mtema
Turkmenistan- Olga Sophiyeva
Saint Kitts and Nevis- Rosey Cameron Smith
Tanzania- Jesse Gerrard
Brunei- Ira Ali
Bosnia and Herzegovina- Mladen Mijanovic
Kazakhstan- Suinbike Suleimenova
Cabo Verde- Hélder Paz Monteiro
Panama- Tomás Cortés
Austria- Nicola Ginzel
Sierra Leone- Hawa Bangura
Haiti- Edouard Duval
Thailand- Alexa Pham
Romania- Alina-Ondine Slimovschi
Grenada- Oliver Benoit
Libya- Shefa Salem
Maori- Mokonui-a-rangi Smith
Oman- Hassan Meer
Liberia- Lina Iris Viktor
Fiji- Anne Saphore
Barbados- Katherine Kennedy
Bahrain- Rashid Al Khalifa
Zambia- Zenzele Chulu
South Sudan- Deng Majid Chol
Indonesia- Kristen Dietrich
India- Lakshmi Nivas
Micronesia- Emelihter Kihleng
Poland- Berenika Kowalska
Gullah- Michael Smalls
Benin- Takoumi and Cortex Asquith S.
Martinique- David Gumbs
Aboriginal Bundjalung- Amrita Hepi
Bolivia- Ivan Caceres
San Marino- Valerio Conti
Six Nations- Daniel James Hill
Namibia- Fillipus Sheehama
Azores- João Amado
Denmark- Ditte Ejlerskov
Australia- Kirsha Kaechele
Sao Tome and Principe- Kwame Souza
El Salvador- Simon Vega
Costa Rica- Andres Carranza
Nauru- Timex Dabwido
Palau- Jun Hirata
Peru- Ximena Garrido-Lecca
Iceland- Olafur Eliasson
Ireland- Michelle Rogers
Antigua and Barbuda- Gilly Gobinet
Dominica- Rakeem Lecointe
Djibouti- Camille Massida
North Macedonia- Saso Stanojkovik
Monaco- Audrey Jimenez
Chile- Maria Burr
Rwanda- Serrah Galos
Dominican Republic- Eliazar Ortiz
Czechia- Tomáš Rauchfuss, RAFA,Tomujel
Vatican City (Holy See)- Gabriella Clare Marino
Malta- Vince Briffa
Zimbabwe- Neville Starling
Belize- Briheda Haylock
Guyana- Kwesi Abbensetts and Imran Khan
Nicaragua- Milena Garcia
Uzbekistan- Saodat Ismailova
Syria- Mohammad Zaza
Cayman Islands- David Bridgeman
Angola- Brecht Kanjanja
United States of America- Ghost of a Dream
Timor-Leste- Aldo Lucas Sarmento
Iroquois- G. Peter Jemison
Republic of the Congo- Paul Alden
Samoa- Hime Maria Tadashi
Comoros- Amane Said Ali Nomane
Equatorial Guinea- Berry Oná
Albania- Driant Zeneli
Cambodia- Tith Kanitha
Botswana- Hannu Sorto
Gambia- Oummu Leisa Jallow
We feel so much gratitude towards the artists that
went out of their way to document the sun for this project.
A huge thank you to the following people
who have supported, guided, and connected us
to incredible artists around the globe.
Alun Williams (Triangle Arts Association)
Fedja Klikovac (Handel Street Projects)
Olafur Eliasson (Little Sun)
Alex McClure (Little Sun)
Clay Tarica (Little Sun)
Bri Wu (Little Sun)
Romain Degoul (Galerie Paris Beijing)
Maureen Sullivan (Red Art Projects)
Bird Runningwater (Sundance Institute)
Corina Apostol (Tallinn Art Hall)
Shervone Neckles-Ortiz (Joan Mitchell Foundation)
Lisa Tung (MAAM Museum)
Amanda Coulson (National Art Gallery of the Bahamas)
Natasha Logan (CREATIVE TIME)
Naz CUGUOĞLU (Blum and Poe
Erin Gleeson (Independent Curator)
Sable Samuel (The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative)
Daniel Schwartz (Dynamica)
Rakeb Sile (Addis Fine Art)
Kathleen Gilrain (Smack Mellon)
Gabriel de Guzman (Wave Hill)
Elizabeth Ferrer (BRIC)
Michael Johansson (Artist)
Brigitta Varadi (Artist)
Lisa Howie (Little Black Pony Gallery)
Azra Tuzunoglu (PILOT Gallery)
Gantuya Badamgarav (Art Space 976)
Caroline Alvarez Mathies (Dallas Contemporary)
Tara Foley (Artist)
Sheetal Prajapati (Lohar Projects)
Duke Riley (Artist)
Esperanza Mayobre (Artist)
Ranto Miarivolona (Hakanto Contemporary)
Teesa Bahana (Ugandan Artist Trust)
Zsuzsanna Szegedy-Maszak (Hungarian National Museum)
Sakhile Matlhare and Daniel Hagemeier (Sakhile&Me)
Matthew McCardwell (Perrotin)
Luba Michailova and Mykhailo Glubokyi (IZOLYATSIA foundation)
Aleta Armstrong (Yebo Art Gallery)
Tiffany Smith (Artist)
Cacau Cultural Center
Johannah Herr (Artist)
Andrew Thomas (Michael Lett Gallery)
Michael Scoggins (Artist)
Danda Jaroljmek (Circle Art Agency)
Lisa Kim (Ford Foundation)
and many others… we are very sorry for anyone we did not yet list here