Krzysztof Wodiczko is a Polish artist who addresses issues of war, trauma, political, social, and psychological issues through large scale public projections.
I saw a short film of his projection on the St.Louis public library- voices of those affected by violent crimes and images of their hands moving as they spoke. I saw this when I took a video installation class with Cynthia Pachikara- and it was the catalyst in my thoughts of social art
This projection deals specifically with military combat and trauma in the war with Iraq and civilian impact. I am drawn to it because of the beautiful use of silhouettes. To me, these silhouettes bring the viewer to a personal level by showing the outline of a human figure, but also leave enough unresolved to bring the viewer to fill in the narrative. They also create a sense of discomfort in the viewer-they seem to be hiding who they are or a story they are holding.
2008, Krzysztof Wodiczko has completed major public projection in Warsaw (organized by the Polish National Theater and the city of Warsaw to commemorate the anniversary of 1968 Polish students upraising
Great research. Bachelard is one of my top five favorite people ever and Poetics of Space one of my top 3 books in the world. very important. so glad that you are thinking about "inhabiting" in this way. I really like the woodcuts you did last semester. It seems like a great direction for you and very expressive.It feels like you really got somewhere with these and it would be a shame to abandon this path. Perhaps it can enter in somehow. (I'm not your official responder this week. just adding my two cents.)
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Hi Annie, i am sorry to be just catching up with posts. It is a surprise that you switched to video. The moving image is a powerful tool and so familar in contemporary society. At the same time very rarely video work really moves me. It is a challenging medium. I want you to think about the depth of video.Like Bruce Naumann- for me his work has depth. Please think about poetry. Sadashi
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