| 'Shock'
addresses the notion of shock and trauma as a physiological
response in relation to the body. It explores the state
of transformation in each individually filmed participant
during the course of a one second, high-speed video sequence.
Each participant has been subjected to an audio shock
during this period. The high-speed video (shot at 1000
frames per second) facilitates an elongated and enhanced
view of the unfolding, fleeting event.
'Shock/One
Second' is the flipbook component of the piece. It consists
of two flipbooks, each with 49 images, and a text. In
each book a digitally composited couple can be seen
during their shared, startled exposure time. A commissioned
essay by Ric Allsopp, 'Shock tactics', further deliberates
on the nature of shock in relation to both Phillip Warnell's
practice and the broader context of the 'transcultural
space' that opens within the instance of change.
<click for larger image>
"
'One Second' investigates the transition in body state
from calm to traumatised, and what might be experienced
within this body state. It utilises some of the formal
aspects of portraiture to investigate not so much the
space (the moment of shock) between the work and its
viewers but the space of shock within the artwork itself
- as the 'focus' of the work... It is a moment of being
'flabbergasted', 'dumbstruck' or rendered 'speechless'
- It is an aperture that enables us to witness the possibility
of a flow of moments of construction that make up our
identities; and the fragility and intimacy of our negotiations
with our cultural environments." Allsopp (extract
from Shock Tactics)
The
full text will be distributed as a single publication
with the two flipbooks and is available through Firstsite
in Colchester. A digital image, 'Shock/49ers', documents
the two-day shoot that involved the participation of
49 people, all of whom have a connection with one of
the regions arts organisations.
Video
work in progress, 'Shock/49ers' and Shock/One Second'
flipbooks can all be seen between February 7th - March
29th, firstsite at The Minories. 'One Second' is available
through firstsite: 01206 577067 or can be purchased
online at www.firstsite.uk.net.
'Shock/One Second' is priced at £7.50 (£10
inc. P&P).
|
click
to view larger image
click
to view larger image
click
to view larger image
click
to view larger image
|
