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:::Consciousness
of
Habits:::
Nurit Bar-Shai &
Rami Maymon
The mechanics of
this work are fascinating. Against every
early guess, this video—again, a 45-minute long, dialog-free, single
shot from a static camera—is not only non-excruciating, it is
absolutely captivating, and it never fails to deliver on those tacit
promises that turn it so. Both the expectation for a grande finale and
for an insight are fully met. Watching as the tablecloth patterns
accumulate, the viewer is at once filled with curious optimism about
the end of this process, and as he slips into a meditative mode
following the unfolding of the silent processes, a set of questions and
observations start to privately emerge—is this tablecloth like a
sonogram print, visually recording the visual yet intangible? By what
means did the literal vertical projection of otherwise a set of
accessories for a banal still-life composition turn into such a
monumental echo of abstract and minimalist art? Almost unnoticeably, by
the sheer force of its directness – the breathing space of a (very)
long shot, the ease of the performers’ comportment, and the defined yet
not loud color scheme— this video turns into an almost interactive
experience.
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