‘Constellation’ (2006) by Chu Yun.
Galaxy made out of LED lights from various devices.
Monthly Archives: October 2010
Jason Dodge
‘Darkness falls on Beroldingerstraße 7, 79224 Umkirch’ (2006), by Jason Dodge
Everything that produces light was taken from a house at the edge of the woods in Germany.
Job Koelewijn
‘Pavillion’ (2008) by Job Koelewijn
A room the size of a telephone booth, on all sides equipped with rolling shutters that close and, eventually, open once a person stands inside. These pictures were taken at museum De Pont, Tilburg (NL).
Marija Djordjevic
‘Mirna do Marta’, a home musical by Marija Djordjevic.
Djordjevic made a musical about a retired woman living in the countryside of Serbia (her mother). A group of singers follows her around during her daily tasks and provides them with a musical score.
Portsmouth Sinfonia
The title track of Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Oddysey’ played by a highschool-orchestra the Portsmouth Sinfonia (an orchestra founded by a group of students at the Portsmouth School of Art in Portsmouth, England, in 1970), coupled with the original film footage…
Peter Bonde Becker Nelson
‘Mr. and Mrs. Nelson’ (2010) by Peter Becker Nelson
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson is a video and performance piece that explores the complexities of a 35-year relationship; the artist’s mom and dad speak about falling in love, overcoming personality struggles, and negotiating compromises to make their marriage work. Donning papier mâché heads and hands, the artist and his wife reenact this vulnerable dialogue on film.
Award-winning composer Aaron Grad has written an original score that features Nelson’s parents performing live along with the video. Lyrics and music inspired by their recorded conversation highlight the emotional impact of their spoken (and unspoken) words.
Anton Steenbock
‘Noise (Music)’ (2010), performance by Anton Steenbock