Dort Wo Nichts Ist /
There Where Is Nothing

Site specific Videoistallation, Berlin, 2004.


Setup:
2 wooden cuboids, 1 Monitor, 1 Beamer, 1 MiniTV-screen, 1 hand-mirror, 3 DVD Player, 3DV-Loops, Sound.

Theme:
In relation to the narration "Der Sandmann" by E.T.A: Hoffmann, research of the visual state of the subject.
Influence of repression and visual education on visual perception.
What happens when I see nothing?
The uncanny as an indicator of viewing/seeing nothing.
Surveillance and subconscious self control.

Sound:
A female voice retells a nightly dream. It is about finding out what it means, if you are holding a hand-mirror above your head without looking into it.


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Dort Wo Nichts Ist/ There Where IS NOthing, Rundgang, University of the Arts Berlin, 2004.