Query is a single channel, 360-degree audiovisual work intended to be experienced through VR and installations within a planetarium. This piece utilizes abstracted imagery of the cosmos, specifically rings of light which form as a result of gravitational lensing an occurrence observed when a massive body existing in spacetime, such as galaxy clusters or black holes, cause a curvature in spacetime resulting in the light around the mass to bend. Droning bass sounds and sine waves accompany the widening portals, creating a sense of depth. Drawing its title from Isaac Newton’s Opticks, in which Newton wrote about gravity, light and God, Query serves as a reminder of the distance between humanity, the invisible, and the immense.

HD Video— Performers: Conner Simmons and Kory Reeder