Artist Statement
Banana ‘copter was created for a one of a kind aerial artwork in Kam Shan Country Park, Hong Kong, a place where feral rhesus macaques live. Banana Mission a monkey behavioral study was filmed in a variety of locations around Hong Kong, starting with the banana rising from the produce section of the market and traveling through the city to Kam Shan Country Park AKA Monkey Mountain. It is at Kam Shan where the Banana ‘copter and monkeys meet. What the results would be was an unknown, but once captured it was edited to best reflect human perception of the recorded behaviors.
videos: Banana Mission: a monkey behavioral study
IG Interview with Samuel Adam Swope (2020) ‘Banana Mission’ at 5’30”-7’15”



- Samuel Adam Swope (b. in 1984 in Missouri, USA, currently based in Hong Kong) is an artist most recognized for his Aerial Art. For him, Aerial Art is the construction and control of aesthetic objects/environments/systems that work with air or are themselves airborne. [source: lab.chronusartcenter.org/samuel-adam-swope]. samueladamswope.com video: IG Interview with Samuel Adam Swope (2020)