by
Anna Frants and CYLAND MediaLab
New York and St. Petersburg
2011
A modern screen in
the room corner showcases the acrobatics filmed by Muybridge about a
century ago. In the center, several vises attached to a simple sheet of
plywood demonstrate the acrobatics of their own by way of most complex
movements. The human acrobats and the tools-acrobats seem to be trying
to outdo each other. The people on the screen are naked while the tools
are decorated in blinking lights. The jumping athletes demonstrate the
capabilities of the human body. The moving vises, that are immovable
not only by definition, but аре also meant to make immovable the
objects they hold, demonstrate the capabilities of the artist’s
imagination.
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