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‘Shared Moments’ 2002 |
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Shared Moments is founded on the repeating act
in all it’s manifestations. Events that show similarities, concerning the character
of the activities that are to be seen, are juxtaposed.
The actual events have taken place on different occasions and at different
points of time. The concept of "Shared Moments" emanates
from the idea that such an event, recorded on video and thus stripped
of it's original time-framework, can be given life again on a beforehand
carefully defined moment. Different video-recordings of related human actions
are shown at the same time, synchronised at a
fixed moment in their appearance. Every single event is documented
more then once and thus shown in a comparative way. All pictures have
an inserted date- and time code. If useful they also contain information
about the location of the recording. Three video-projections are used, projected next
to each other on a long wall. By means of split-screen technique, the three projections
can be split up in several ways, resulting
in six or twelve different pictures. (There will also be parts where
no split-screen is used, resulting in three full-size video-pictures).
'Hard cuts' are used to edit the different chapters
together; a run down of facts
and happenings with a documentary character, all somehow
related to the eye. The
eye as an instrument to interact. Interaction between the person being
recorded on videotape and the person behind the camera, as well as
the virtual interaction between the spectator of the artwork and the
recorded people on the video-screens. Extreme slow-motion technique
is used to be able to stretch the moments of interaction. All pictures have an inserted date- and time code.
If useful they also contain information about the
location of the recording. |
