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| This
installation was also shown at my Exhibition of Graduation, Bergens
Kunstforening May 4th - May 13th, 2001.
It consists of a big red velvet cushion spanning three meters. Inside
there are sensors and loudspeakers. When someone lays down on the
cushion, the sensors activate the sound of the video. The sound is
both heard and felt as a vibration. When the person leaves the cushion,
the sound fades.
The video is projected onto
a transparent screen (1.65x2.00 m.). The distance between the cushion
and the screen is approximately 170 cm. The video consists of four
parts and there is no obvious narration. The sequences have been
taped independently of one another, and there are great leaps in
time and space. Some of the scenes have been filmed with the intent
that the spectator will be watching it while laying down. |
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| The
music has been composed for this video by a classical composer. The
composer has conceptually and rigidly related the compositions to
the piano (as an "anachronistic instrument" in a more modern
sense). The sounds from some of the original and initial recordings
has intentionally been kept, in order to make the viewer/listener
more conscious of the distance and the illusions the music creates.
I intend, with the music and the written comments, to build a dramaturgic
continuum with a distinct beginning, climax and ending.
I have chosen to call this work "Opera", since it refers to the baroque-style drama; pompous surroundings, costume dramas and a simple, predictable story where the action almost inevitably is based on love and death. "Opera" is partly
an interactive piece. The cushion and the projection are two separate
elements, until the viewer's physical interference links the two
works together. |
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