magical spectres

Waterfall Inferno - Odani Motohiko

Inferno is a video installation by Japanese artist Odani Motohiko the installation is made up of 8 screens with a waterfall image projected onto the screens with the floor and ceiling made of mirror. this is a clever and well thought out concept and would give an all round experience. for me the image and meaning of water is more than a physical relationship of need, there is something else that is far more core to my persona. I see water as being something that is a part of me and my being. it is core to who I am. being near or in water or hearing it tumbling over rocks brings me great solace. in Motohiko's installation i can see that it would bring me serenity.

Sun Tunnels.

This light installation of Sun Tunnels is amazing and for me compares to a modern stonehenge. the sky is not just a backdrop but an integral part of the installation, how the sun and light at different points of the day and the year gives us a complete different interpretation and view of the landscape. it acts to highlight and accentuate not just the landscape but also the view within the tunnels.  Again it relates back to condensing something so vast, wild and uncontrollable and suggesting a view of it.  

Condensed Space.

Iam beginning to develop a fascination and an understanding with other peoples obsessions in containing the wild or recreating it. Obviously fish tanks are my favourite form of this but there are many other forms from zoos to wave machines.

In the Clouds - In a Gallery - Hansoo Kim.

Experimental Installation Work - 2005.  Hansoo Kim in his video installation is experimenting with perspectiveof a skyscape.by using three walls of a virtual gallery. he uses the walls to project a travelling sky giving the viewer the feeling of walking into the sky space. the use of the perspective gives a a more rounded depth than any one screen could reproduce and you do feel like you could just step out into the sky. I also liked the transition into the night sky but found his other experiemnts into a perspective a little distracting and out of context.    http://vimeo.com/9997571

The fruited plain. Mariah Anne Johnson.

this installation demonstrates beautifully the making of a place from a space. from a glance you can see that a gallery space or room has been brought to life with artist  Maria Anne Johnson vision and recollections of her personal history.

Project Flowx

Project Flowx is an interesting piece, there are many qualities that I like but equally the imagery does nothing for me. I like how the kites and fabrics are being used to harness and visualise the windscape giving further texture to the sky. I also like the filming technique it is probably not sophisticated but it does assist with the over all atmosphere.