»Gegen die Zeit« 
Light Box
Light Box
© Otto Saxinger; Gegen die Zeit, 2001/2008
[ Against Time, 2001/2008 ]
Dynamic video installation
Johanneskirche Feldkirch (A)
Dimensions variable
Computer-controlled mirror, computer, video player, videotape, speakers
In co-production with Kike García Roldan
Technical a
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Information
Ruth Schnell >
»Gegen die Zeit«, 2001 - 2008
Co-Workers & Funding:
In co-production with Kike García RoldanTechnical assistant: Roland Adlassnig
https://ruthschnell.org/en/works/gegen-die-zeit/
Technology
Hardware
Computer-controlled mirror, computer, video player, videotape, speakersInstallation Requirements / Space
Dimensions variableInitially designed for the Johanneskirche Feldkirch, and later adapted for Aktienkeller Linz
Material
Computer-controlled mirror, computer, video player, videotape, speakers
Descriptions & Essays
Ruth Schnell 25-09-2021
Dynamic video installation
[English title, Against Time]
After the piece 'In between' (1999), 'Gegen die Zeit' is another installation for the secularized Johanneskirche in Feldkirch.
The video projection depicts a female arm holding either a brush or a piece of cloth. It moves across the surfaces of the slightly darkened interior of the nave. A churning sound is perceived while the hand moves around.
The clash between the specific architecture and the projection creates three-dimensional distortions of the image, which reshape the real space. The projection itself is conceived not as a frame or a window, but rather as a movement of unfettered images. This creates the feeling of an image set in motion through the activity of the projected body part.
The projection into the nave is made via a computer-controlled mirror device. Taking into account that the length of the video loop and the mirror's interval of motion do not match, the projected sequence and the motion in the space are designed so that they will always be assembled in a new way.
The work was adapted in 2008 for the exhibition Strom des Vergessens at Aktienkeller Linz.
Ruth Schnell: Gegen die Zeit, 25-09-2021, in: Archive of Digital Art Dynamic video installation
[English title, Against Time]
After the piece 'In between' (1999), 'Gegen die Zeit' is another installation for the secularized Johanneskirche in Feldkirch.
The video projection depicts a female arm holding either a brush or a piece of cloth. It moves across the surfaces of the slightly darkened interior of the nave. A churning sound is perceived while the hand moves around.
The clash between the specific architecture and the projection creates three-dimensional distortions of the image, which reshape the real space. The projection itself is conceived not as a frame or a window, but rather as a movement of unfettered images. This creates the feeling of an image set in motion through the activity of the projected body part.
The projection into the nave is made via a computer-controlled mirror device. Taking into account that the length of the video loop and the mirror's interval of motion do not match, the projected sequence and the motion in the space are designed so that they will always be assembled in a new way.
The work was adapted in 2008 for the exhibition Strom des Vergessens at Aktienkeller Linz.
Literature
Exhibitions & Events
2009
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