Black Hole


2008, HD video projection on black wall, Dolby Digital 2/2.1 Audio, 7:30 minutes, HD DVD Edition of 5
Sound by Eugene Lew, Birchville Cat Motel and Boris / mixed by Hironaka & Suib

Black Hole is projected on an entirely black wall in a pitch-black room, with the projection masked at the lens, causing the edges to bleed seamlessly into the surrounding darkness. To viewers in the installation, the projected image appears to be floating in space. An occasional bright image serves to re-define the screen and illuminate the gallery space for a brief moment before shifting the viewer back into near-complete darkness, creating an anxious and disorienting viewing experience.

Cinematic conventions and motifs are employed as metaphors for current and historical political discourse, highlighting the construction and control of popular narrative that lies at the intersection of moving image culture and the exercise of political power.