Persona | Installation
I’ve chosen film moments to which I have a strong and visceral reaction and into which I wish to project myself. Objects service this encounter between the viewer and a movie character. The viewer, unable to avoid the projection, engages directly with the artist’s dilemma of desire and identity.
1. OUT In The West
dimensions variable
Video projection, felt, broken billiard balls.
2013
Video projection is an altered scene from “Once Upon A Time in the West” with Charles Bronson and Henry Fonda, looped.
Video is silent, and projection is partially obstructed by objects.
Broken billiard balls on pile of felt sheets
2. Pulp Fiction
dimensions variable
Video projection, Pillow (Hair), Car seat (pigment).
2013
Video projection is an altered scene from “Pulp Fiction” with Uma Thurman and John Travolta, looped.
Video is silent, and projection is partially obstructed by objects.
Hair is attached to pillow. Car seat is covered in pigment.
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dimensions variable
Video projection, Pillow (Hair), Car seat (pigment).
2013
Video projection is an altered scene from “Pulp Fiction” with Uma Thurman and John Travolta, looped.
Video is silent, and projection is partially obstructed by objects.
Hair is attached to pillow. Car seat is covered in pigment.
3. PULP-Godfather
Two altered videos are projected across opposite ends of the gallery to fill the entire space with light, monochromatic color, and moving image. The majestic rhythms of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony complement, and oddly pace, the frenetic movements from “Pulp Fiction” and “The Godfather”. The viewer, unable to avoid the light or sound, inextricably becomes a vital element in the artwork and must engage directly with the artist’s dilemma of desire and identity.
Pulp Fiction and Godfather
dimensions variable
Video projections, video projectors, dvd players, Beethoven’s 7th (excerpt).
2014
One video loop is the dance scene in “Pulp Fiction”, with John Travolta.
One video loop is the death scene in “Godfather 1”, with Marlon Brando.
The videos are silent.
A looped excerpt from Beethoven’s Symphony #7 plays continuously.
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Two altered videos are projected across opposite ends of the gallery to fill the entire space with light, monochromatic color, and moving image. The majestic rhythms of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony complement, and oddly pace, the frenetic movements from “Pulp Fiction” and “The Godfather”. The viewer, unable to avoid the light or sound, inextricably becomes a vital element in the artwork and must engage directly with the artist’s dilemma of desire and identity.
Pulp Fiction and Godfather
dimensions variable
Video projections, video projectors, dvd players, Beethoven’s 7th (excerpt).
2014
One video loop is the dance scene in “Pulp Fiction”, with John Travolta.
One video loop is the death scene in “Godfather 1”, with Marlon Brando.
The videos are silent.
A looped excerpt from Beethoven’s Symphony #7 plays continuously.
4. Clockwork (PS1)
8’ x 11’ x 24’
Video projection, wood pallets, fleece blanket, body bag, velvet.
2005
Video loop is the dance scene in “Clockwork Orange”, with Malcolm McDowell.
Video is silent, and projection is partially obstructed by objects.
Wood pallets are on the floor with footprints corresponding to the actor’s actions in the video loop on the wall.
Velvet draped over column. Blanket draped over body bag.
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8’ x 11’ x 24’
Video projection, wood pallets, fleece blanket, body bag, velvet.
2005
Video loop is the dance scene in “Clockwork Orange”, with Malcolm McDowell.
Video is silent, and projection is partially obstructed by objects.
Wood pallets are on the floor with footprints corresponding to the actor’s actions in the video loop on the wall.
Velvet draped over column. Blanket draped over body bag.
5. Singing In The Rain
8’ x 14’ x 20’
Video projection, altered C-Print, rubber matting, umbrella, synthetic rubber.
2004
Video loop is the dance scene in “Singing in the Rain”, with Gene Kelly.
Video is silent, and projection is partially obstructed by objects.
C-print is on the floor with footprints corresponding to the actor’s actions in the video loop on the wall.
Synthetic rubber on inside of umbrella.
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8’ x 14’ x 20’
Video projection, altered C-Print, rubber matting, umbrella, synthetic rubber.
2004
Video loop is the dance scene in “Singing in the Rain”, with Gene Kelly.
Video is silent, and projection is partially obstructed by objects.
C-print is on the floor with footprints corresponding to the actor’s actions in the video loop on the wall.
Synthetic rubber on inside of umbrella.
