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