I/O

by Billy ROISZ
2003 / Betacam SP / color / sound / 1S / 30' 00

« Deviating from the dogma of typical video clips, the images are given sufficient time to form, to deform and finally to reach their own conclusion without lapsing into other dogmas, such as that of slowness.
The circuit board shown in place of the title enlarges upon the spectrum of possibilities for mutual influence: A triptych is the result.

a) flies
An «image» which is reminiscent of Helmut Federle in its constructivist rigidity appears. A white rectangle with fuzzy borders is situated on a green background in the picture's center, in front of that an organic polygon with a shimmering black outline. The polygon begins to move extremely slowly and then to dance around the static white field. Accompanied by unobtrusive sounds, the form in the foreground mutates and disintegrates while the range of its action becomes easier to recognize: a square. A compact geometric shape turns into a field which, as it moves faster and faster, apparently wants to tell a story, like a comic. It finally ends up as a monochrome red square on the background's white field.

b) circles
A circle provides the starting point for these feedback improvisations. In contrast to the first part speed, variety and opulence dominate here. Arranged around the central figure, optical feedback oscillates in a deep red without overtaxing the basic motif.

c) glyphs
The black void at the conclusion of the second part develops into a shimmering rectangular figure which eventually assumes the function of a cursor. A grid slowly crystallizes behind it. Their interaction leads to the disintegration of both elements; they become patterns of a sort Daniel Libeskind could not have made more beautiful even in his best years. » - Werner Korn

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distribution format Digital file on server (PAL)
screen 4/3 (single screen)
speed 25 fps
sound sound
rental fee 96,00 €