As the name implies Hassan Pitts "Interstitial" is about interweaving spacing of time. The subject matter of that time is the artist himself removing his body piercings and then shaving his entire head and face. The effect of the piece is taking a single time line of the video and then overlaying it on top of the same video with a certain amount of transparency but playing at a different point in the time line. This causes the viewer to initially become intrigued by the effect in the video that is most apparent but upon watching it the viewer can drift off into different layers of the video. I thought the effect was very interesting and could be used for many different subject matters. The time difference between the layers changes during the viewing experiences making the video have more possible interpretations. This project seems to be an idea in its infancy and I hope to see it expanded on many different levels. On a side note, the sound added a nice vibe to create a mood for the viewer.
I would like the artist to look into using Flash to possibly program the video to be more interactive or maybe add more of a random element to the viewing experience that could be unique to each person watching. Adding interaction to the piece may allow the viewer to relate their own experiences to what the artist is trying to convey with removing his external identity.
The biggest problem with the video was the artist's tattoos. I found them to be a great prop in the beginning but once all of the jewelry was removed I felt like they became a distraction. If the artist could have somehow removed the tattoos I feel like the them of the film would have been more complete. Maybe some steak knives and cutting off flesh is in order.... Ok so maybe just some special effects? One last thing, why not shave off the eyebrows???
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David, you probably want to go back in an clean up the beginning a little. Its a little disjointed. Reread it first and see if it says what you want it to in the way you want to say it.
ReplyDeleteI understand what you are getting at but it just doesn't read well right now.
I like your suggestions and observations. Tell me a little more about the flash component that propose. How do you see the idea of viewer interaction playing into the piece as you see it now? What does it do for the piece to have interaction? What does it mean for the viewer to ba able to interact with the piece?
I like the observation on the tattoo and eyebrow hair. Again though you kind of make a general comment about "possible interpretations"- what would one interpretation be? and would that be your interpretation?
First just fix up the flow and work out your initial thoughts. I think you have some very strong ideas and observations!