From: db (email suppressed)
Date: Wed Oct 31 2007 - 10:05:57 PDT
This work sounds fascinating to me. Too bad (for me) it's a London
program...
db
On Oct 31, 2007, at 4:40 AM, Steven Ball wrote:
> The exhibition Systems of Nature presents two recent installations
> by Chris Welsby, a British artist who uses moving image technology
> to explore the representation of nature, the passing of time and
> the forces of the weather in relation to the filming process.
>
> Welsby became known as one of the key figures of British artists'
> film through celebrated works such as River Yar (1972, in
> collaboration with William Raban) and Seven Days (1974). In his
> early films he applied techniques such as using the power of the
> wind to control camera movement (Wind Vane 1972) and to alter
> shutter speed (Anemometer 1974). More recently, digital technology
> has enabled Welsby to create increasingly complex installation work.
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