Backyard 

 

BACKYARD, 2008-2012 

DIRECTED/CONCEIVED BY MARCIA GROSTEIN,

MUSIC: GREG ARNOLD

 

VIDEO/SURROUND SOUND. 

COLOR HIGH-DEFINITION, REAR PROJECTION PREFERABLE.

SEVEN-CHANNEL, SEVEN SCREENS, 7MIN OF 16.57MN (LOOP WITH VARIATIONS EVERY 2.5MIN). ROOM DIMENSION VARIABLE

CONCEIVED AS A WAR ON THE SENSES, “BACKYARD” IS MEANT TO INUNDATE AND OVERWHELM VIEWERS BOTH VISUALLY AND SONICALLY, MAKING THEM FEEL TRAPPED.THE PURPOSE OF THIS INSTALLATION IS TO HIGHLIGHT THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE DARKNESS OF OUR TIME AND THE ENDLESS GLARE OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHT. ​

 

COLLABORATIONS: 

EDITING: PAUL IRVING/MARCIA GROSTEIN 

CAMERA: JOHN BUDDE 

 

TEXT REVISED BY GAL NACHSHON