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YouTube Videos
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2020-12-10T01:51:17.000Z
Views:
606
Video Title:
The Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2019: Just Below by finalist Anna Garner
Description:
In this video, performance artist Anna Garner appears in an architectural environment that she built herself. Although the cool simplicity of the setting references Minimalist sculpture, Garner describes this piece as staging her own disaster. Dressed in red, she slowly and methodically bangs a pole onto the platform on which she stands. Ultimately, it collapses and she loses her footing. Garner clarifies: “Inserting my own anxiety into this space, it can no longer exist as neutral or essential. Instead, it captures an intimate self-portrait of my body in physical uncertainty, acting out a false attempt at control.” Garner works predominantly in photography, performance, video, and installation. In accordance with her wide-ranging practice, she cites a variety of influences, such as performance art, silent film, ballet, and modern dance.
Video Duration:
4 min 14 sec
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Portrait Gallery
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Education  Search this
Topic:
Portraits  Search this
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