Letting Go: the fall in contemporary art
C Magazine, 1998, no. 58, pp. 13-16
This article discusses a selection of video art works that capture the human body falling. The state of the fall evokes ideas of the physicality of existence as well as political and social issues.
ITEM 1998.055 – available for viewing in the Research Centre
Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited
Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y – Johan Grimonrez
The Suicide Box – Bureau of Inverse Technology
Lullaby for the Almost Faling Woman – Cathy Sisler
Stingray Medley – Martin Kersels
Tripping Photos – Martin Kersels
Tossing a Friend – Martin Kersels