Sirpa Jokinen
Stairs
two monitors installation
«spirits of the past linger on stairs»
... both performer and camera are moving together and we see the endless way
of personal subjective body in some abstract and objective space. In this case
the role of video is to be a part of the performer's body, across which it is
possible to send to the spectator a sense of touch of the ground ...
Gillian McIver
EUROPA: Four days in Berlin
performer Luc Boisclair
single-channel videofilm
... the man is blindfolded and taken to Berlin, a city he has
never visited. Through direct physical contact he traces the history of the
city and of 20th century Europe with his body. Each site has some significance
in the tragedy of 20th century history, together with hope for its redemption
...