Video Nasties (Sue)

Video Installations/Nasties

Video installations are a combination of art and video.  Without a concept needed the idea is for you to create anything you wish without any rules. All you have to do is catch your target audience’s eyes by using different colours, cameras, lighting, different shots and environment.

Sam Taylor Wood is a photographer, filmmaker and visual artist. She began displaying are photography work in the 1990s.  This then lead on to her getting deeply involved in video work her work has been shown all around the world whether it be TV, Music or film.

I recently had the privilege to watch one of sam’s creations called “Still Life” this installation shows the process of decomposition. The subjects for this video are fruit, basket and a pen. I found this installation interesting because although she has used something we see and eat everyday us as the audience are able to see it in a different light. In one static shot we are able to watch fruit decay over a period of time.

In another video called “A little death” similar to “still life” but instead we are now watching a hare decompose.  Again the camera is in placed in one shot throughout. I found this video very disturbing but at the same time extremely interesting.