Nitin Sawhney “Orbiting Orbital” Live Video Projection
2026
Location The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. London, UK
Employer Territory Studio
Task
Territory was asked to create an animation that would be projected above the orchestra during the live performance of Nitin Sawhney’s new 16 minute composition “Drifting” inspired by Harvey’s Booker Prize-winning novel Orbital.
Role Art Director, Territory
I oversaw the production and editing of the animation.
Team
David Sheldon-Hicks - Contributor
Dorian Thomas - Creative Director
Live Video Projection
Award-winning composer and musician Nitin Sawhney joinsed forces with celebrated author Samantha Harvey for a powerful new commission, premiered by Fantasia Orchestra. Inspired by Harvey’s Booker Prize-winning novel Orbital, a remarkable, lyrical meditation on life aboard a space station, this new work featuresd six new poems by Harvey, accompanied by six new pieces of music and a special new cantata composed by Sawhney, taking inspiration from Orbital.Combining NASA imagery with AI video generators, I created and edited the 16 minute animation that was projected above the orchestra during the live performance at the Sohmen Concert Hall, Schwarzman Centre, Oxford on November 6th and 7th, 2026.
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