De Facto

2014. Performance.

Chroma keying is a technique used for combining two frames or images by replacing a colour or a colour range in one frame with that of another frame. It is often used in the film industry to replace a scene's background by using a green screen as the initial background while placing the actor in the foreground. The green selection is then replaced with another frame as the background.

By presenting myself in this chroma key habitat I am attempting to disappear as the performer. Despite my intentions to "appear invisible" I am still physically present and control a series of actions from a performative script, where my intention is to dissolve into the chroma key habitat and transition (as a performer) from human to object.

de facto (adverb): in fact, whether by right or not.