Knowles, R.V., 2000.
We Are Not Who We Were
| Output Type: | Exhibition |
| Venue: | Gwangju Biennale, South Korea |
| Dates: | 29/3/2000 - 7/6/2000 |
| Number of Works: | 1 |
The installation is comprised of two elements, an introductory light box and a darkened space with two video projections. The work presents a relationship between two characters, suggested through the language of the face and the gaze.
Light box - A 4' x 1' light box displays a duratran of a male chest with pierced nipples and a tattoo of Latin script in a Celtic font non sum qualis eram, translates as 'I am not who I was'.
Video projections - Two silent, monochrome circular projections, 5' in diameter, show cropped faces on opposite sides of an otherwise empty space. The projections are in slow motion with a very slight strobe lending a filmic quality to the video. The faces display expressions that slide between pain and pleasure and appear to interact with each other with side-ways looks and glances.