Revolving Histories (#bangbang-1373)
Mit Zahlen spielen
https://www.estherhiepler.ch
Mit Zahlen spielen
(2007)
https://www.estherhiepler.ch
4-channel video installation, DVD 12' (excerpts), 2007
On four monitors, the abstract world of numbers is transferred into the context of the studio. Numbers are produced, manipulated and destroyed again according to their very own rules. It scrapes and scratches, rustles, crackles and clacks. The clearly emphasized noises reinforce the impression of busy activity.
The falling of the dice is borrowed from a game of chance, but here the position of the dice determines the shape of the stain that is painted around them. Woodcuts are produced - which could also be a roughly carved currency of their own. Endless kneaded zeros are strung together. Hands penetrate a 150000, creating a hissing and rustling sound, before the number is cut into individual pieces and wiped off the table.
The work was created shortly before the first financial crisis without directly referring to it. During the pandemic, the game with numbers moved back into a new context.
On four monitors, the abstract world of numbers is transferred into the context of the studio. Numbers are produced, manipulated and destroyed again according to their very own rules. It scrapes and scratches, rustles, crackles and clacks. The clearly emphasized noises reinforce the impression of busy activity.
The falling of the dice is borrowed from a game of chance, but here the position of the dice determines the shape of the stain that is painted around them. Woodcuts are produced - which could also be a roughly carved currency of their own. Endless kneaded zeros are strung together. Hands penetrate a 150000, creating a hissing and rustling sound, before the number is cut into individual pieces and wiped off the table.
The work was created shortly before the first financial crisis without directly referring to it. During the pandemic, the game with numbers moved back into a new context.
automatically translated from german
Additional
Gefördert vom Fachausschuss Film und Medienkunst BS/BL
place: Ausstellung Kunstkredit, Kunsthaus Baselland, 2007
Dokumentationstyp: Performance/Aktion für die Kamera / Performance/Action for the Camera
Medium
Video 4:3
Dauer: 12:14