Added: December 24, 2007 (Less info)
“Impermanence: The Time of Man,” is a video installation that explores the temporal nature of life. Developed for “The Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai Lama,” it marked one the the first artistic uses of video iPods.
The installation is based on 122 interviews taken with people, who answered questions about their thoughts on Impermanence. These videos were edited down into short films that are shown simultaneously in the iPods. David and Hi-Jin choreographed the installation by changing the mood, tempo, rhythm and method of delivery at specific intervals during the exhibit. At some points there are many speakers, each on a separate iPod, taking about a single subject. At others a single speaker appears on all 16 iPods speaking on a broad topic.
As viewer circle the room, they often find a face, a person, or a topic that resonates with them. Some viewers may choose to circle the room for a few minutes, taking in only a small sample of each speaker. Other may stay much longer. In the end, most leave with a deep impression about how impermanence has touched their lives.
Category: Film & Animation
Leila Abu-Sabba may your Dad go on forever. Thank you for the link. (Please read the comment posted by Leila) “PS -a personal note on video installations – my late father appeared in a video I-pod installation devoted to the Dalai Lama and the subject of “impermanence.” Dad was friends with video artist David Hodge, who filmed him talking about impermanence one day; then a few months later my father died suddenly. Two months after his death, my mother casually mentioned this video installation. I went to the internet, looked it up, discovered that it was in a mega show with Laurie Anderson and Bill Viola, and was going from L.A. to NY, Chicago, San Francisco, Berlin etc. In NY it was at the old Barney’s building. So my Dad is spending the afterlife in a touring show with all these famous video/conceptual artists, and Dad, who loved to talk, gets to talk on an endless tape loop. Circling the world. ”
Leila Abu-Saba
http://bedouina.typepad.com
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Later,
Diane
