Asian scientists put boy on table and give him rabbit

A research scientist explores the boundaries and frontiers of consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and hallucinogenic mixtures from native American shamans, he explores these altered states of consciousness and finds that memory, time, and perhaps reality itself are states of mind.

In four movements, the Altered States video starts with vintage rock from Jefferson Airplane, set to McKay's early 60's pulsating sensory overload style. The 70's evolve into a tweaky sound track by Knox Bronson, electronic culture mastermind, with scenes from McKay's world travels in a highly abstracted form. The 80's movement travels into pure geometric and color abstractions, with an uplifting electronic/acoustic soundtrack by Dean Evenson. McKay’s 90's movement goes deep into fantastic liquid color landscapes with a dark, electronic music voyage crafted in collaboration with McKay by Greg Jalbert. This video captures McKay's main installation piece at a retrospective of four decades of his work at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, February-May 1999.

During a visit to the Science Centre with his parents, a boy bumps into a couple kissing in the theatre. As an innocent child, at first he is dismayed. When the kissing girl approaches him, the boy gives her a rabbit candy. The girl returns his little gift with a warm smile…