EPCOY (media installation)

EPCOY 2.0, Environmental Prototypes: Compounds of Yesterday, is an installation of media sculptures that simulates a world of discarded relics discovered on the bedrock of New York City’s waterways. Included in the media sculptures are animated scenes from Nelson’s film Aquacade, about underwater NYC history (including the prohibition of pinball machines). EPCOY plays on the abbreviation of EPCOT: Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, to explore the idealisms of "edutainment," aesthetics of the theme park world experience, and their relationship to time.

  • Caroline Voagen Nelson
    Director
    Aquacade
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Web / New Media
  • Genres:
    Installation, Documentary, History, Experimental
  • Completion Date:
    May 12, 2018
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Caroline Voagen Nelson

Caroline Voagen Nelson is a New York-based artist and filmmaker working in mixed media, animation, and installation. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and printed in publications nationally and internationally, most recently at Sotheby’s Institute of Art. Nelson's practice has evolved from deconstructing environments and history in photomontage to creating narratives in animation. She researches historical archives to create landscapes inspired by the past and spaces in transition. She received her undergraduate degree at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and recently received her MFA in animation at the Department of Digital Arts at Pratt Institute.

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