Untitled (2011) by Tomo Savic-Gecan
The room shown in the movie is one out of four rooms for the installation ‘untitled’ (2011). Savic-Gecan made this installation for the Witte de With, Rotterdam (NL) exhibition Melanchotopia. The text on the wall explains: “Every change in temperature in the city of Rotterdam causes one of the spaces in Witte de With to open and close.”
‘The Most Boring Places in the World’ (2009) by Angie Waller
“The Most Boring Places in the World” is a Google Earth tour that pinpoints the location of bloggers, live journal-ers, and chat room commentators. These authors all claim that the city they live in or vacationed in is more boring than any other place they can imagine, at least during the time of their post.
<<launch movie>> (Google Earth plugin required)
‘Plot’ (2007) by Derek Brunen
Brunen bought a plot of land in a cemetary and dug his own grave there as a performance. The video’s original running time is 6 hrs. 15 mins.
‘Plot (Tombstone)’ (2008)
‘Tree fell site’ (2007-2087), by Department of natural history (Ryan Thompson)
Documentary footage of a tree felling is slowed down to mirror the life span of the tree, 80 years. The video will play once through, thus ending in the year 2087.
‘Tree Fell Site (Stump)’, pigment print (2007)
Mark Leckey
Mark Leckey‘s ‘GreenScreenRefrigerator’ (2010)
A black Samsung Bottom Freezer Refrigerator was filmed live in front of an audience at Gavin Brown’s Enterprise. The Fridge stood on a green screen infinity cyc while Leckey coaxed it into revealing its thoughts and actions.
Here is a link to the blog fuckyeahinternetfridge to keep you up to date on the latest amazing usb-controlled fridges.