“The Mailman’s Bag: 250 Miles Crossing Philadelphia” by Esther Polak, Ivar van Bekkum

Title:

The Mailman’s Bag: 250 Miles Crossing Philadelphia

Artist(s) and People Involved:

Exhibiting Artist(s):



• Esther Polak
• Ivar van Bekkum

Symposium:

• ISEA2015: 21st International Symposium on Electronic Art

Venue(s):

• Simon Fraser University

Creation Year:

2014

Medium:

KML Code Converted to .mov File

Artist Statement:

The film follows a mailman’s bag during its daily routine. The bag becomes the protagonist. The recording engages the real-life moment to moment activity of mail delivery and charts the interactions between humans (postman and citizen) and objects (mail and mailbox).

Website:

https://www.polakvanbekkum.com/done/routes-and-landscapes/the-mailmans-bag/

Video:

• Mailman – Excerpt -PolakVanBekkum from PolakVanBekkum on Vimeo.

• Text with images (PDF)  p. 95

Category:

• Art Exhibition
• Video / Animation Installation