Desirous Forces: The Great Endeavor, the Machine Allegory of Worldbuilding

Abstract

The machinic moving image has the power to engage with a larger audience than a drawing. It often strips away ambiguity, getting its message across fast and indelibly, coupled with the troubles of our age – particularly the mitigation of climate change, the need for profound international cooperation, and the sheer scale of the intervention required to ease these problems. Marissa Lindquist evokes Australian artist and filmmaker Liam Young's Great Endeavor film project that relishes a new technological sublime – long a preoccupation in his work.