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LANDSCHAFT SCHNELL, D, 2001-03 |moving images | 36 sec. (per loop)animated dv videostills
The source material is video sequences of landscape shots, which were recorded in rapid camera movement and further processed by Butsch for the artistic context. In addition to the blurring of colours and light already achieved during recording, the defining creative element here is Butsch’s virtuoso handling of the temporal sequence of her visual set pieces. In doing so, Butsch breaks the continuity of the movement of the image by dissecting it in time, thereby gaining a highly energetic visual dynamic that is generated by short, staccato sequences of still images.The lack of a time-rigid coupling of the individual projections, the different lengths of the respective projection sequences and the synchronous fluctuations of the playback devices result in randomly controlled varying temporal references of the projections to each other.
Text by Anke Taryn Schuster
Curated by artist / filmmaker Kerry Baldry, One Minute Volume 3 is the third in the series of programmes of experimental works which thoughtfully engage with the concept of time in cinema, challenge traditional narratives and explore how much can be conveyed within sixty seconds.
Since August 2024, Close-Up Cinema has been presenting these 12 volumes in reverse order, offering a unique retrospective that invites viewers to explore the evolution of this extensive project. As the series moves closer to its origin, Volume 3 reveals the breadth of approaches artists bring to the one-minute format, demonstrating how constraint can inspire invention, experimentation and poetic reflection. Together, these concise works offer a rich and varied meditation on duration, memory, observation and cinematic possibility.
One Minute Volume 3 includes work by: Marty St.James, Louisa Minkin, Martin Pickles, Eva Rudlinger, Emily Richardson, Gordon Dawson, Nick Jordan, Richard Tuohy, Alex Pearl, Hollington & Kyprianou, Kayla Parker, Katharine Meynell, Gary Peploe, Rose Butler, Leister/Harris, Kerry Baldry, Stuart Pound, Samantha Clark, Tansy Spinks, Tony Hill, Steven Ball, Virginia Hilyard, Dave Griffiths, Kayla Parker & Stuart Moore, Daniela Butsch, Alex Pearl, Nynke Deinema, Tony Hill, Claire Morales, Nicolas Herbert, Matthew Rowe, Tina Keane, Mark Wigan.
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