“The Promiscuity of Time: Time as a Centrifuge” by Mechthild Schmidt

Title:

The Promiscuity of Time: Time as a Centrifuge

Artist(s) and People Involved:

Filmmaker, Video Artist, or Animator(s):



• Mechthild Schmidt

Symposium:

• SISEA: Second International Symposium on Electronic Art

Venue(s):

• Cultural Center de Oosterpoort, Groningen, Netherlands

Creation Year:

1989

Artist Statement:

This tape is a collaboration with choreographer/dancer Jo Andres. The series of dances and video-interplays is based on the hypothesis of time as a subjective and fluctuant perception – and the measuring of time being but a psychologically reassuring aid. The manipulable time epitomizes the electronic age as much as the manipulable hand/foot symbolizes the machine age. The formal structure of the project reflects its digital environment: mathematical equations and digital headings are associatively combined with the topic of each selection.

Video:

Category:

• Screening
• Animation