Description

‘Everyday Imago’ 2010

3-channel video installation.
3 screen size each H:110 x W:73.75 inches
Color front projected video triptych mounted vertically.

What I want to establish in this work is my relation to the everyday, to motion, stillness and to physical presence. The work combines a series of life-size film portraits that re-stage contemporary gestures inspired by my observations of the everyday life of the street, which allude to my studies of Classic sculpture. They are the present gestures we all use or witness in our daily lives. Gestures are part of the constant flux of our daily routine and are often fleeting. We are capable of noticing, understanding and reacting to gestures mostly unconsciously, and we produce gestures to supplement our speech and to express what is not possible in words. This work is the result of my interpretation of the contemporary use of gesture in everyday situations. It is an investigation into the process of slowing down the motion of these observed gestures to the point that they become almost still.

The subjects are directed to freeze a gesture, at which point they are filmed from different angles. The subsequent films are presented as a triptych to investigate the sculptural quality of the image. In this series of film-based portraits I am seeking to expand on the connection between stillness and movement to the extent that they almost merge.

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