Diary of the road
2024, Video art
2024, Video art
Creating a context for a slow immersion into the everyday landscape, where the landscape becomes the main subject.
Using technology, the camera's recording and zooming features, along with environmental elements, helps reduce human involvement. However, the practice remains human-centered, as the camera doesn't independently choose where to set up, frame the shot, or decide when to start recording.
The documentary aspect is manifested in the approach to the results of these observations and the attentive waiting for events. By preserving and displaying each repetition, the practice becomes a performance, and the resulting video serves as a testimony and evidence of the action.
Everyday life, when viewed through the practice of observation, gains new meaning and metaphorical power, transforming ordinary moments into significant artistic acts.
Curated by Mascha Danzis (@maschadanzis), Alexandra Sukhorukova (@suxorukova).
Diary of the road: Short version (06:41), Diary of the road: Long version (01:05:45)
Using technology, the camera's recording and zooming features, along with environmental elements, helps reduce human involvement. However, the practice remains human-centered, as the camera doesn't independently choose where to set up, frame the shot, or decide when to start recording.
The documentary aspect is manifested in the approach to the results of these observations and the attentive waiting for events. By preserving and displaying each repetition, the practice becomes a performance, and the resulting video serves as a testimony and evidence of the action.
Everyday life, when viewed through the practice of observation, gains new meaning and metaphorical power, transforming ordinary moments into significant artistic acts.
Curated by Mascha Danzis (@maschadanzis), Alexandra Sukhorukova (@suxorukova).
Diary of the road: Short version (06:41), Diary of the road: Long version (01:05:45)
