ECOCENTRIC: Video Lounge
Jan 26 - Apr 20, 2008
As improved computer and Internet technologies create accessible avenues for artists to present their work, the development of secondary works on video that capture primary activities out in the real world, in real time, is becoming a popular medium.
This is especially true for artists who address environmental issues in their art, as many works are performed for a limited audience, typically out in the landscape. And, for artists whose primary medium is video, engaging the natural world includes employing historical footage, fictive narratives, and layers of humor and poetic license.
Ecocentric is a compilation of video shorts that bring together both eco documentations and video art from the England, Germany and the United States.
Artists include:
Debby Akam and Gary Power (UK)
Carry Peppermint and Christine Nadir
*Gail Wight
Mark brest van Kempen
* From the web-based exhibition curated by Shane Brennan, 2007 - newclimates.com
Ecocentric is curated by the museum's Chief Curator Patricia Watts. Watts was invited in Summer 2007 to co-curate an eco video exhibition for a large alternative space in New York City. Entitled EPA: Environmental Performance Actions, this exhibition was the inspiration for Ecocentric. EPA opens at Exit Art on March 1st, 2008 - www.exitart.org.
