ManHigh
By Stephen Deazley and Martin Parker with Andy McGregor (video artist)
US Airforce test pilot, Joseph Kittinger’s death defying leap from the edge of space remains one of the pinnacles of mans’ achievements in space exploration. Iconic film footage of his fall to earth from the US Space Archive, has been recut to create an intense and powerful 30 minute work for ensemble and film.The view from the camera on Kittinger’s space suit as he hurtles through space is both terrifying and intensely poetic.
