Imaginary Water Sculpture

“I throw water in space with a bucket. A video camera pictures this. Another camera pictures this event from the TV screen. 3 modalities of reality: 3 levels of interpretation. Reality: filmed reality: filmed film.
You see the water thrown, suddenly the water stops just at the moment of its greatest volume in the air, the view of the camera becomes greater and you see that you have not watched reality but a film. You have jumped from one level or reality to another (…). I trace the water sculpture on the screen (in time and space, for the reality...

Orig. Title
Imaginäre Wasserplastik
Year
1972
Country
Austria
Duration
0 min 50 sec
Director
Peter Weibel
Category
Avantgarde/Arts
Orig. Language
No Dialogue
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