CALIFORNIA DREAMING was a live video and music performance starring 34 harvester ants. Performed only once in 2008.

The ants roamed around on a glass surface that was lit from the bottom. The ants were recorded from above and by using motion capture software the surface was split up into a grid of 10x10. Each square on the grid had a sound and a video file associated with it. As the ants roamed around, eating peanuts and green pepper, they unknowingly caused an audio visual composition to occur.

The ants were released in Astoria, Queens, under a bridge.

Ants, Light Box, Video Camera, Food