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Video and TV reference mass media and it's
insidious control over cultural ideologies
and information. This medium is one the viewer
can be seduced into watching due to preconditioning
and physical response such as being captured
by a flicker. My work throughout this year
has explored issues around notions of control
of the body and the areas of leakage or escape
from these controls. In this body of work
for the end of year I have focussed only on
control over the individuals body, specifically
that of corporate and institutional control.
The anthropomorphic stands that the TV monitors
stand on are sterile and uniform. They have
a sense of the institution. Juxtaposed with
this is the video imagery that plays at an
intimate level, a very bodily organic action.
The images have a repetitive movement of one
gesture being looped creating a feeling of
perpetuity, offering no escape from control.
Using my own head in various stages of visibility
and concealment lends itself to a reading
of self-portraiture, however it also as a
method allowed me to control the image whilst
possibly implying culpability.
Harriet Stockman
Materials 7 wheeled stands 132cm tall,
mild steel, powdered coated, nylon straps,
7 14in T.V monitors, 7 video players, 7 videos
self portrait, extension cords.
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