Reflection on the 'Still Moving' Exhibition
I enjoyed seeing the Still Moving exhibition because It was an experience that I'm not totally used to. It was the first exhibition that I've been to that was entirely made up of video pieces. I found myself experiencing and negotiating the space in a totally different manner. Typically I experience art installation pieces relatively quickly, so this was a change of pace for me. I can distinctly remember each of the pieces that were on display, particularly Charles Gick's 'Hand With Cloud', Stephen Hilyard's 'Waterfall' and Walker Pickering's 'Esprit de Corps'.
I remember Gik's Hand With Cloud because it made me laugh as I watched it. I'm not entirely sure why but I infer that it was because of the repeated motion of the finger poking the cloud's surface, it reminded me off children playing with each other and 'poking fun' at one another. Additionally, I remember Hilyard's Waterfall' for two main reasons: the first is because of the orientation in which the video was presented. It seemed like the camera was recording the waterfall in a portrait orientation because the projector was positioned sideways. Viewing the projection made me question why video is so often presented in a landscape format. Watching the video seemed both wrong and right simultaneously because of this. Finally the Waterfall piece was memorable for me because of the editing that was applied to the video, I remember avidly watching as the people on the cliff moved around and then suddenly they faded into the waterfall which startled me somewhat.
Lastly, I remember Pickering's 'Esprit de Corps' because of the feeling I felt whilst I watched it. I felt feelings of determination and perseverance just from watching the piece. In addition to this the choice to present the video in black and white stood out for me. I liked the wide ranging camera angles and perspectives shown throughout. Overall I thoroughly enjoyed seeing the Still Moving exhibition and I'm looking forward to going to another exhibition soon.
I remember Gik's Hand With Cloud because it made me laugh as I watched it. I'm not entirely sure why but I infer that it was because of the repeated motion of the finger poking the cloud's surface, it reminded me off children playing with each other and 'poking fun' at one another. Additionally, I remember Hilyard's Waterfall' for two main reasons: the first is because of the orientation in which the video was presented. It seemed like the camera was recording the waterfall in a portrait orientation because the projector was positioned sideways. Viewing the projection made me question why video is so often presented in a landscape format. Watching the video seemed both wrong and right simultaneously because of this. Finally the Waterfall piece was memorable for me because of the editing that was applied to the video, I remember avidly watching as the people on the cliff moved around and then suddenly they faded into the waterfall which startled me somewhat.
Lastly, I remember Pickering's 'Esprit de Corps' because of the feeling I felt whilst I watched it. I felt feelings of determination and perseverance just from watching the piece. In addition to this the choice to present the video in black and white stood out for me. I liked the wide ranging camera angles and perspectives shown throughout. Overall I thoroughly enjoyed seeing the Still Moving exhibition and I'm looking forward to going to another exhibition soon.
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