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Bumping this because it's been a day or so. I'm still pretty convinced it wasn't a dream, though I am starting to think that it either wasn't as long as I remembered or I'm conflating two videos. I still doubt that because the contrast between the two bits made it all the more surreal.
Sounds like something Jon Rafman would do, but poking through his stuff on youtube and vimeo isn't revealing anything *exactly* like what you're describing.
I've just had a look at some of his more recent stuff and even though it's not what I'm looking for, it's very similar. The vibe and themes are definitely there. I'm gonna try to use this as a springboard to find similar stuff, thanks!
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Another bump because I'm still not having much luck.
Bumping this again since I'm starting to think obsessively about this over a year later. Have tried reposting twice and it's not showing up here, then I found out I made this post ages ago I'll just bump instead.
Tried Reddit for this one but no luck so far (even though that might be where I found it in the first place).
I saw this video a year or two ago; it began with a render of an apartment complex, like those visualisations used to present an upcoming building. We see inside one of the apartments itself, and I think there may have been a TV on the wall.
The video then cuts to a desert, a real satellite image this time, and zooms in on one of the large crosses used as part of the Corona satellite programme, built into the desert in Arizona. It was a Reddit thread mentioning these which reminded me of the video again.
The next part of the video takes place mostly in live action, either on one of the Corona crosses or a military base/runway. It's a kind of performance dance thing, with some corny CGI effects and green screen. I think the video would sometimes cut away to old footage of something, though I can't remember what.
I think the theme of the video had something to do with surveillance, with the whole satellite thing and, though this might be me misremembering, eyeball masks on some of the dancers. I remember being both intrigued and bored by the video at the same time, and it seemed to drag on for about ten minutes. The video ended back at the CGI apartment with the television, and then panned away from the buildings as it had done at the start.
I think the artist had a website or something that you could visit for more information. The whole thing was a very surreal experience and I'd love to find it again. I'm 90% certain this wasn't some weird dream I had and this thing is out there somewhere. The video was definitely more of an art project than some kind of meme video. I've tried searching many combinations of key words but all I'm getting is conspiracy stuff.