Sine depicts the process of aliasing, and explores the limits of compression and conservation. A sine wave of infinite length collapses on itself, such that the frequency increases while the amplitude remains constant. The frequency soon exceeds the capacity of the pixels to represent it, exposing the necessity for constant re-calculation...
Oedipals is a single channel video performance that explores emotional and physical transference between twins. Engaging in a series of hygiene rituals, we stalk the notion of the original wound. Attempting to redress our splitting at birth through intense, physical means, we become one complete subject, reunited in subjectivity.
This found footage 8mm news reel film of underwater ballet has a red rust effect flowing through it. Known as oxidation reduction reaction or Redox – it is usually caused by peroxides emanating from aging wood found in film cardboard storage boxes. A sparse piano and electronic soundtrack adds to...
This found footage film is a home movie dated 1948. A young family plays in the gypsum dunes of White Sands. A haunting electronica soundtrack and an opaque sky add to the dream-like landscape as figures wistfully play. Tony Lawrence, White Sands, 2010, super 8 film/ digital video, stereo sound, 6:55 min
Bogan Proof Fences is the title of a series presented in the exhibition as a continuous work. The narrative is non linear and the video and photographic artworks of Brendan Lee are an exploration of the evolutionary nature of Australian cultural identity.
Curated by Blair FrenchArtists: Brendan Lee, Margaret Morgan Video Spell was the umbrella title for a program of four exhibitions presented by Performance Space during 2003 and 2004. This program was conceived in response to the extraordinary currency of video within contemporary visual arts practices,...
