Faces

The Phenomenon of Face in Videoart

The exhibition, composed of a selection of seventeen experimental films and video art works and installations from the late 1960´s to the present, focuses on the face as a representational medium. Its aim is to explore complex and multifaceted ways in which face as captured through moving image constructs and communicates personal identity, mental states, and narrative structures. It seeks to open a detailed insight into the mechanisms of facial expression and relationship between the visible expression and invisible mental structures. It thus seeks to show the delicate web of interconnections between the biological and cultural aspects of the face. It should reveal that despite the face having a ubiquitous presence – indeed banality – and being a subject of intense scientific research – it still retains a peculiar mystery.

Exhibited Artist:

Marina Abramovic

Vito Acconci

Peter Campus

Juan Manuel Echavarría

Douglas Gordon

Franz Gratwohl

Freya Hattenberger

Nan Hoover

Bruce Nauman

Ulrike Rosenbach

Steina

Milos Sejn

Fiona Tan

Bill Viola

Peter Weibel

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