Introduction
In Charge, Rosa Barba explores light as agent in a rhythmic, pulsating assemblage activated by landscape, radio waves, colour, stellar spheres and optics, and evokes sunsets, astrophysics experiments apparatuses, or planetary imagery.
As part of her broader practice, Barba’s work reflects on human impact on the environment, drawing inspiration from natural elements. For Barba, cinema “allows time and space to vibrate, collapse, overlap, and extend.” In a bustling place like Times Square, moments to pause and appreciate the natural beauty of the world are rare. Charge offers a brief—but crucial—reprieve from the urban chaos.
Barba’s Midnight Moment Charge is a special edit of her work of the same title, co-commissioned by The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and The Vega Foundation in Toronto. Iterations of Charge will also be on view this summer at both MoMA and Moynihan Train Hall.
The Vega Foundation is a co-commissioner of the original film.