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The Catalogue, (Single-channel video, duration 5' 30"), 2004








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Single-channel video
Year of Production: 2004
Duration: 5’ 30 ”
Crystallising a vision of ‘us seen by them’, The Catalogue explores the codification of humanity on behalf of corporate entities. Through the manipulation of footage captured from life in the retail environment, it places the viewer into the position of a remote and dispassionate agency, observing humanity as a series of units whose value is defined by their spending capacity and future needs.
The Catalogue was produced with financial assistance from Arts Council England.
Exhibition History
2006
International Festival of Cinema Technology Orlando, Los Angeles and London
2005
LOOP Video Art Festival, Barcelona
Recontre Internationales Paris/Berlin
Visionica, Gijon, Spain
Videobrasil, Sao Paulo
Dublin Electronic Arts Festival, October 2005
Media Forum , Moscow International Film Festival (winner of 3rd prize)
Sommerfest der Werkleitz Gesellschaft e.V., Halle, Germany*
Dispersed Moments of Concentration, PhoenixHalle,ray ban shooter, Dortmund, curated by Hartware Medien Kunst Verein*
Transmediale .05, Haus der Kultur der Welt, Berlin* The Catalogue is also featured on the touring Tranmediale .05
*- Denotes exhibition as installation
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