HW#1/2 Artist: Christian Marclay

One of my favorite artists who mainly works with technology is Christian Marclay (1955-present). Marclay's work involves sound, photography, video, and film. He is known for use turntables and records to create unique sounds in his work. 

Two pieces of artworks I personally saw:
1) The Clock (MOMA, 2012-2013)
The Clock was a 24 hour compilation of time-related scenes from various movies that the time revealed in the film is the same time as the present time. This piece made me think of time differently (how I perceive time and how certain moments could be curtial to others in the film) while watching the film about time. 

2) Surround Sounds (Paula Cooper Gallery, 2015)

In fall 2015, I visited the Paula Cooper Gallery at Chelsea's. Marclay's video was projected on a room with four walls. It was dark inside. The elements in the video slowly started showing from the bottom of the walls, and sometimes they would change from one wall to another. The sound, the movement of the element, and the small room made me feel like if I was part of the piece and I could engage in this piece by looking at all the visual elements going on on the walls. I really enjoyed this piece because the duration was not as long as the Clock and viewers could quickly experience the visual effects and the phenomenology when the bold words showed up on the walls. 

Reference:

http://observer.com/2015/09/10-art-shows-to-catch-this-fall/