the tonic of battersea park
What would Henry David Thoreau have made of London's Battersea Park? This combination of an AI script and the procedurally-generated landscapes of Proteus seeks to find out, kind of.
Script by ChatGPT's approximation of Henry David Thoreau's reflections on Battersea Park in London. Filmed in Proteus.
digital video, colour, sound, 2’47”, 2023
short film
Screenings
Milan Machinima Festival, March 2023
“Nicholson creates a unique visual and auditory experience… In the tradition of the avant-garde, the tonic of battersea park challenges traditional notions of art and pushes the boundaries of what is possible with machinima.”
- Matteo Bittanti, Milan Machinima Festival