Fragments - May 2009

Fragments brings together video work that in some way address the idea of fragmentation, whether through visual technique or concept. Several films in this selection focus of the object of the photograph - a reminiscent of a fraction of time and memory. Others are based on the structural elements of film making such as the close up shot and abstraction as the basis.

This selection is the curator's response the truly eclectic collection of works from three editions of Streaming Festival database. Therefore, the concept of Fragments becomes an ambiguous expression in this context simultaneously symbolising a fragment of the Streaming Festival collection as well a metaphor for fragmentation of images and ideas.

Program curated by Olga Koroleva
www.olgakoroleva.com

Cosmic Giggle (1:00, 2006) - Farah Rahman

Be open minded. Don’t pin your self to an ideology or you miss out.

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Let’s Build a Fire (4:00, 2006) - Patryk Rebisz

Music video for "Plus/Minus" band. Over 170 burnt Polaroids tell a story of starting all over again when life goes sour. The footage of burning was also shot with still camera (in burst mode) to achieve HD resolution and higher latitude and save on storage space.

Pangaea (3:24, 2006) - Nicholas Economos

Pangaea arises from a reflection on physical forces, machines and corporeality and Bateson’s notion of seeking the patterns that connect Technical Statement: The animation for Pangaea was created on my home computer using consumer software and the sound was..

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Portrait #2 (4:00, 2006) - Jerry Galle

Inventions for memory Inventions for memory consists of four separate parts. In all four pieces the film surface is treated with algorithms resulting in a painting with light. A process that links the imagery closely to that of Fox Talbot and Niepce, the founders of..

Illuminated Breath (8:00, 2006) - Brigid Burke

Illuminated Breath Brigid Burke 2006 Air sounds and interwoven rhythms depicting races against time and reaching the finishing line are the bases of " Illuminated Breath ". It uses air and rhythmic forces from the Javanese Gamelan interlaced with clarinet and air..

Seven AV Studies (9:00, 2008) - Debra Fear

These are a selection of experimental audio-visual pieces from my ongoing digital sketchbook; they are like a charcoal study is to a completed painting. Light, form and object are elevated from the commonplace to the extraordinary by audio auto-suggestion. As..

Study on human form and humanity #01 (2:00, 2008) - Lemeh 42

This work has been first shot as a video performance on a theater stage, then it has been edited digitally. the title in fact refers to both the two phases of the work. as a recorded performance this work reflects on the human form. we have created a coreography based..

Room 1 (11:16, 2006) - Ge-Suk Yeo

Room I is a surrealistic animation of a serries of calligraphies by Ge-Suk Yeo. The video’s goal was to create an antipole to the soundtrack by using just simple lines, white on black background, in extremely slow movements. All the video effects are created by..

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Man-made weather part 2 (lighthouse) (5:47, 2006) - Agnes Evon Szelag

This is the second part to a longer piece named "man - made weather". at the time i was struggling with the environmental issues of working in electronic media. i became fascinated with the juxtaposition of the human body (myself) and oil refineries. i wanted to see..

East t(w)o West (4:46, 2007) - Irena Paskali

"It seems that all my life I’m dancing on a wire stretched between two fortresses." Departure: The trip from East to West. It is always like a stretched rope which is unsecured and you can easily fall and get lost. The rope merges, serves for transport, but it is..

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Truth - Paradise Found (3:00, 2006) - Wilfried Agricola de Cologne

The video tells the story of the human desire to be as close to truth as possible. But who ever will succeed while living a life dominated by the fast running time and endless searching? If there is any paradise, then monks or people really resting within themselves..

Walking through sequence (3.45, 2006) - Joe Hambleton

My video explores time in temporal human experience, and how it affects our perceptions and feelings. Through images of mundane everyday events such as walking through a building, I explain time in its most common and unseen form.

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Untitled (Song) (10:00, 2006) - Alex Pearl

I like to work quickly on suddenly apprehended ideas, and often use video as a parallel activity to drawing. Many of my shorter video pieces have a lot in common with automatic drawing in that I set up situations where chance plays a large part in the outcome. These..

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