[-empyre-] beyond screens

[Laura Marks]

Hello Nat, Mayssa, Mirene, Ayah,

This is such an interesting discussion. I have some questions about single-channel vs. installation, and distribution. It seems a lot of artists are turning to gallery projection where possible (following the long-standing example of Hassan Khan, for example) because they want to shift from the cinematic context to a gallery one. This has happened in Western countries earlier, so there's quite a split between those who present work at festivals and distribute them like films, or get picked up by distributors, and those who present work at galleries and hope to get represented by galleries. The latter I think is more lucrative but more difficult to achieve. I recall Hassan Khan saying at Homeworks last summer that his work is finally being collected by galleries and museums (he's represented by Chantal Crousel), but not being shown--and I think this is because it's not distributed as single-channel work.

Do you have some thoughts or other examples?

Laura
 
----- Original Message -----
From: "nat muller" <nat at xs4all.nl>
To: "soft_skinned_space" <empyre at gamera.cofa.unsw.edu.au>
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 6:48:43 AM
Subject: [-empyre-] beyond screens

dear mirene, ayah and mayssa,

thanks for your great posts!

re: ayah's and mayssa's observation - as well as my own - that the  
dominance of the screen is very prominent and that spatial  
considerations (a.o. in installations, multi-channel, etc) and more  
interactive/participatory media-based work is scarce, was wondering  
about your thoughts why this is the case. do you think this is due to  
a lack in access, resources, financial constraints,..?  perhaps in the  
case of beirut a lack of venues - though now matters might have  
changed with the beirut art centre? or does the prominence of the  
screen mean something different (in the case of lebanon)? i have to  
say that i somehow i have noticed more spatial (media) installations  
in egypt.

looking fwd to your thoughts.

/nat
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