Read this article (with pictures and video within the article):
http://we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/2012/01/anri-sala-absolut-art-award.php#.UI7izvlERdo
Thinking back to Anri Sala's video from the Point of View series (the horse standing by the side of the road, where you see the horse's eye for a fraction of a second), how is this video similar to other works that he has created?
I think his video with the horse is just how the author of this article said: he had to deal with the conditions that he couldn't control, but he made them work, such as the cars passing by a horse on the side of the road. And the way he recreated the siege in "1395 Days Without Red" also used the outside circumstances to portray the fear and hardship that must have occurred during these four years.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading the article and watching the video and Anri Sala's video about the horse all carry some similarities. His work helps captures the emotions in various pieces. In his explanation he captures the reaction of the siege and explains how the women runs and it shows that she has a change of pace in some aspects and that relates to the horse video in that it focuses on the horse but in that spit second it captures a different view point with the horses eye.
ReplyDeleteAnri Sala has a reoccurring sense of uncertainty in all of his works. In his Point of View series, we see a horse standing nearly motionless on the side of the highway, even though cars are speeding past him and honking. The whole time one is watching this film, it is anticipated that the horse will perhaps step into the road and get hit by a car. However, this does not happen, the horse remains calm and still the entire time. There is also a fraction of a second in the film where we see the horse's eye close-up. It is as if we are empathizing with the horse or connecting with him in some way. But at the same time we are separated from him and are out of his reach. It seems as though Sala chooses to manifest uncertainty in most of his works; it is the feeling he values and portrays the most.
ReplyDeleteAnri Sala's work captures a sense of wonder or uncertainty. The Point of View video of the horse showed a horse on the side of a highway in the dark. Cars and trucks were speeding past the horse and the horse was standing still. We see one flash of zoom onto the horses eye. It is extremely hard to catch this moment and decipher what the camera has even zoomed in on. This leaves the viewer with an extreme sense of wonder and with questions. Anri Sala's work tends to be somewhat simple, but quirky. You see animals, humans and things in places they wouldn't normally be found, in sizes they normally wouldn't be seen in and with small details and changes that normally that make you think.
ReplyDeleteThe two videos are very similar for very simple reasons. Both works deal with things that only the artist can control, like the horse could not control the fact that the cars were speeding past him so he merely stood there. The works of Anri Sala are very similar and entertaining yet at the same time thought provoking and interesting.
ReplyDeleteAfter viewing some of Anri Sala's video it becomes clear that he always has a deeper meaning in mind while creating all of his work. While watching his perspective video for the first time one might simple think of the video as a horse standing by the side of the road. However, if they watch it carefully and listen to interviews of Sala explaining his work the viewer can understand that the video has deeper meaning. It embodies the world of perspective on so many different levels. All his works, "enters in a dialogue with local weather conditions, architecture, history, live performances, sound, language, public participation" his videos or other works all have more meaning than simple what is seen on the surface.
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