1/1
2016, Exhibition at ArtLab, London, ON
1/1 , a nonsensical and extraneous fraction, points to the ultimate futility of the video, which is composed of over 3,000 distinct red colour mattes, and lasting for the total length of a regulation basketball game. Each red frame has been individually sourced and coded from the pixels of an iconic image in sports history.
The television on which the video is played rests on a small false court, placed in the position of surrogate “player” or athlete. Collectively the components of the small installation strive towards an extension of the self or psyche, reaching beyond the deteriorating materiality of the body to achieve pseudo-stasis, or a perseverance towards preservation.
Facing the video is a narrow set of bleachers. Attached to the bleachers is a mechanism called “The Buttkicker,” this device plays only bass vibrations, causing the bleachers to rattle as if a phantom crowd is stomping on the steps. The pattern of vibrations shifts every 10 minutes, mimicking different sports cheers.
