Stationary camera / Intersection

Record an intersection using video and sound independently of each other. You are to interpret the scale and or place where this intersection takes place. Your notations will be in camera edited to be 5 minutes long each. These should include a variety of viewing positions and variety of lengths of views. Frame your views carefully and do not move during recording. Movements will only take place in between recordings.---Martha Skinner

Recorded by
Paola Newman

Rackham is located at the end of an axis of symmetry that connects it to the Graduate Library. The building is perfectly symmetrical along its central axis.

The video attempts to evoke this relationship through the use of a mirror and a room within the building itself. The visitor comes, uses the building almost unconcerned with its architecture. Disturbances create awareness. The video suggests the possibility that a visitor may occupy the space in a less formal way.

The intersection created is that of movement. One type of movement is the prescribed, symmetrical path, while the other paths offer the possibility to relate to the space differently.

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