Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Peter Weibel

So, I forgot to write down the name of the piece I like.
Weibel is sitting on a corner at a table and has some kind of recording machine with a tape inside. He says "On" and presses the play button on the machine. The tape says back "Off" and he turns off the machine. This process repeats as the camera slowly zooms out after each cycle.
I don't understand why I liked this one so much. It was simple, non-invasive, and made any passerby wonder what he was doing. Eventually, a few people walk by and one guy stops and watches him. He stands there for a few moments, longer than I expected him to stand there.
There isn't much else to say about this piece. I enjoyed it because of its simplicity and it invoked people's curiosity.

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