"The Presence of Absence" by Peter Horvath
artport gatepage September 03
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Peter Horvath's "The Presence of Absence" creates an associative,
audiovisual narrative playing with the intangible layers of communication
that are left to interpretation and create presences in their own right.
Using an abstracted human face as a main interface, viewers uncover a
non-linear trail of associations.
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In Peter Horvath's films for the web, a multi-screened, quasi-narrative
unfolds with the participation of the viewer. Many of his pieces examine
family histories, the city as organism, matters of the heart and the
complexities of connection with or disconnection from others. His
audiovisual reveries share some of the open-ended qualities of the films of
Chris Marker, Jonas Mekas, and Tarkovsky's "The Mirror." With "The Presence
Of Absence," the iconic face, etched with opaque information, is the key to
navigating the site, just as we often read into the face of others for signs
of recognition. - Clint Roenisch
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artport gatepage September 03: Peter Horvath
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