Durchschauen(doorzien) toont een zestal (7 nummers, waarvan 5 ontbreekt) fragmenten in harde montage, met versneden beelden die ook zelf weer fragmentarisch zijn. Tussen de dreigende kantoorreuzen vertelt zich in woord het verhaal over Hypnos, de god van de slaap, en over Endymion die met zijn ogen open sliep zodat hij zijn geliefde kon blijven zien. Wellicht is de video een kritisch betoog over het bankwezen: de beelden zijn opgenomen op de Zuid-as.
Durchschauen shows 6 fragments (7 counting, but 5 is non-existent) in hard montage, with cut-up scenes which by themselves are also fragmentary. Between the colossal buildings, parts of the story of Hypnos, the god of sleep, is told, and also some lines about Endymion who slept with his eyes open so he could keep an eye on his beloved one. Maybe the video is a critical reflection on the Financial World: the shots are taken on the Zuid-As (South-Axis) of Amsterdam, home of large financial institutes.
Exhibitions
Durchschauenis selected by curator Alberto Guerreiro for the Transborda Videoart Gallery (part of the Books and Movies Festival in Alcobaça, Portugal). 1-10th of June 2015. Festival contains music, film and literature.
Durchschauenis selected by curators for Videotheque Art Stream, New York, 2015. (Videothèque Art Stream LLC is a new business venture based in New York City that will offer high quality, curated video art to customers. It’s the essential video library for artists and patrons. It will launch 2015...)
Durchschauenis selected by Streaming Festival, The Hague, The Netherlands, December 9-14, 2014