ANATOMICAL SYSTEMS, 2008.
48 Channel Video Installation.
June 2008.
UCLA Bermont Gallery, Los Angeles, California.
Anatomical Systems is a 48 Channel Video Installation which involves an investigation of the human body through the eyes of the participant. The piece contains 48 short film clips varying in length between three and five minutes. Each film contains one subject and was filmed on a Macbook using the computer’s embedded “I-Sight” web-camera. The concept of the installation is derived from the idea of the camera functioning as a mirror. The participants were able to see themselves as they were being filmed. There were no specific instructions and the direction that each film took was decided upon by the participant as they underwent the exploration and liberation process of their own body throughout filming.
Each participant was required to be both nude and completely alone in the space during the recording process. The camera was to remain stationary. The participant was solely in control of when recording was to begin and end. Each subject was able to select which parts of his or her body would be visible to the camera. They chose how to occupy the space they inhabited as opposed to the space that was displayed on the screen. Each participant was given a single take only to complete their clip.
48 videos are projected in a grid format of twelve on four walls and play simultaneously. A book including participants’ thoughts on their individual experiences throughout both the filming of Anatomical Systems and the aftermath is available on a small stand in the left-hand corner of the gallery upon entry.
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Anatomical Systems, 2009
48 Channel Video Installation
Channel 1: Grid 1.
Channel 2: Grid 2.
Channel 3: Grid 3.
Channel 4: Grid 4.
Book: 14 Pages. Vellum, card-stock, thread.