site-specific video installation
Center for Metamedia
Plasy, Czech Republic
1999
What happens when we remove ourselves from 'real time' and situate ourselves within a narrative time, one constructed entirely through the technological reorganization of temporal relations?
A time-lapse videofilm was recorded in a corridor over the course of an afternoon, capturing glimpses into the daily life transpiring within the Center. The actions of a 'protagonist', correographed to synchronize with the rate of the time-lapse recording, form the basis for a narrative sequence refiguring relations between contemporary notions of 'real time' and the 'narrative time' of classic american cinema. The resultant movement-image is accompanied by an audio loop sampled from a collection of soundtracks from Disney films.
The videofilm was subsequently projected back into the space of the corridor at night, the miniaturized image appearing within a small fireplace once used for heating.