(2007) clip from single channel digital work, full HD video, upright, color, duration 2:53 (original: 9:30)
A moving reverences to famous painted or sculptured masterpieces from the Fine Arts.
Here: "Ema - Akt auf der Treppe" by German painter Gerhard Richter is reenacted, but w reversed lighting and contrast; the woman coming down the staircase is of black ethnicy, the staircase is rather whitish. The movement shown is almost inperceptably slow (original work's speed: near 1% of realtime). mdh
premiered 2008 at the XXIIIrd International Black Cinema, Berlin. audio: NASA, non-copyrighted material (from Cassini mission)
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(2007) clip from single channel digital work, full HD video, upright, color, duration 2:53 (original: 9:30)
A moving reverences to famous painted or sculptured masterpieces from the Fine Arts.
Here: "Ema - Akt auf der Treppe" by German painter Gerhard Richter is reenacted, but w reversed lighting and contrast; the woman coming down the staircase is of black ethnicy, the staircase is rather whitish. The movement shown is almost inperceptably slow (original work's speed: near 1% of realtime). mdh
premiered 2008 at the XXIIIrd International Black Cinema, Berlin. audio: NASA, non-copyrighted material (from Cassini mission)
Work metadata
- Year Created: 2009
- Submitted to ArtBase: Friday May 22nd, 2009
- Original Url: http://vimeo.com/1751007
- Permalink: http://vimeo.com/1751007
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Work Credits:
- michael douglas hawk, creator
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