Friday 11 November 2011

REAR WINDOW - VISUAL RESEARCH 5


from ‘Linz Diary’ by Emily Jacir

Emily went to the same square in the city of Linz, Austria at [almost] the same time of 18:00 every evening in order to be captured on a web cam (with which Linz is obsessed). She added captions to these self-portraits, drawing the viewer’s attention to her moods, subtle changes in the square, and cultural events.

October 4, 2003 18:00
among many other strange curiosities is this town’s obsession with web cams.
that’s me in front of the fountain standing alone

October 11, 2003 18:00
me curled up into a ball hiding

October 12, 2003 18:00
me lying on the fountain, staring up at the blue patch of sky above linz, watching a small white airplane go by.

Her other series (Video) ‘Nothing will Happen’ is quite interesting as well.

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