The interaction between artist and subject forms the basis of Junebum Park’s artistic practice. In 1 Parking 2001-02 the artist’s hands can be found looming larger than life over an aerial view of a city car park as Park appears to manoeuvre pedestrians. Park’s video vignettes are usually looped and characteristically projected for display in…
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Artists in the Asia Pacific region were quick to embrace the possibilities of video art as it first began to emerge, and the region is home to some of the world’s leading moving image artists. With techniques that range from the most basic use of a handheld video camera to elaborate, theatrical productions, video continues…
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Many of us find ourselves transfixed in front of a screen… watching video is now such a part of our daily life that it has become an everyday activity — given the variety of video works, QAGOMA’s current travelling exhibition just focuses on performance, experimentation and theatricality in video art from the 1960s to the…
Beyond the sea 2018 continues South Korean artist Bona Park’s exploration of themes of extinction and redundancy brought about by human activity, technological development and economic imperatives. Its three channels each focus on an individual working behind the scenes in Korea’s film and television industry — a voice actor, a lighting operator and a stunt…
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