Drawn by Reality -
Encapsulated in Life

October 1 - December 31, 2004
Wood Street Galleries + SPACE
Pittsburgh PA, USA


Curated by Jan Schuijren

Drawn by Reality - Encapsulated in Life

introduction

 

Antoine Schmitt (FRA)

Vexation 1

2000
autonomous, infinite, non-interactive installation
240 x 180 cm video projection, computer, behavioral algorithm, surround sound

Femke Schaap (NED)

FOUT EEN / WRONG 1

1998
spatial film installation, two 16mm film loops with sound, 90 sec. Two film projectors, two loop tables, cutout polystyrene foam board

Dagmar Keller/Martin Wittwer
(GER/SUI)

Say Hello to Peace and Tranquility

2001
DVD, 400 x 300 cm video projection in enclosed white space, 23 min. loop, eight seats.
Sound: Michaela Grobelny

 

Angela Plohman

Messy Reflections on the Art of Denial

essay

 

Rick Buckley (GBR)

Progress/Regress

2003
DVD, 97 x 74 cm video projection on white glass suspended above eye-level, 15 min. loop, stereo sound

Antoine Schmitt (FRA)

22 Cubes Ensemble

2001
autonomous, infinite, non-interactive installation
400 x 300 cm video projection, computer, behavioral algorithm, surround sound

Thomas Steffl (GER)

Helikopter

2003
two DVDs, 400 x 300 cm back projection, television, 60 min. loop, stereo sound

João Onofre (POR)

Untitled (Vulture in the Studio)

2002
DVD, 400 x 300 cm video projection, 9 min. loop, stereo sound

Nils Röller

Brutally Beautiful - A Foray into the Border Zone between the Real and the Artificial

essay

Miriam Bäckström (SWE)

Rebecka

2004
DVD, 240 x 180 cm video projection, 42 min. loop, stereo sound, seats. Photographs printed double-sided on 160 x 200 cm posters.
Performer: Rebecka Hemse

Miriam Bäckström (SWE)

Anonymous Interviews

2004
audio CD, four chairs, four headphones, 134 min.
Performer: Rebecka Hall.
Recorded in London, February 24th, 2004

Saskia Olde Wolbers (NED/GBR)

Placebo

2002
DVD, video projection on 350 x 262 x 30 cm box, 6 min. loop, stereo sound, seats.
Voice-over: Sukie Smith

Saskia Olde Wolbers (NED/GBR)

Interloper

2003
DVD, video projection on 350 x 262 x 30 cm box, 6 min. loop, stereo sound, seats.
Voice-over: Ian Michie, sounds: Jem Finer

Carl-Michael von Wolffshausen / Thomas Nordanstad (SWE)

Hashima, Japan

2002
DVD, 400 x 300 cm video projection, 30 min. loop, stereo sound, seats

Neil Jordan (IRL)

Not I

2000
film on DVD, 240 x 180 cm video projection, 14 min., stereo sound, headphones, seats.
Performer: Julianne Moore

Oliver Schwabe (GER)

Verstärker/Intensifier

1998
three DVDs, 380 x 270 cm video projection, stereo sound, two monitors facing upwards

 

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