The original footage of a single film was extrapolated into a grid of nine films projected in parallel. The koi represent an element of randomness and a spiritual release from the sublime conditions that synthetically attempt to perfect nature.
KOI
1980
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DIAGRAMTIC REPRESENTATION OF THE FILM INSTALLATION
CONTEMPORANEOUS DIAGRAMATIC REPRESENTATION OF THE FILM INSTALLATION
DETAIL OF KOI FILM STILL
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Koi was filmed in 1979–1980 for an installation that features natural elements controlled and transformed by the human idea of nature. Within the water elements of Japanese gardens, the aesthetic control is brought into relief by the koi, a type of carp bred for its dramatically colored and abstract reflections. The surface of the koi pond was filmed from above using a fixed camera recording a fixed frame over an extended time, capturing the movement of the fish as they swim below the surface of the pond.
The original footage of a single film was extrapolated into a grid of nine films projected in parallel. The magnification of the fish, the texture of the image, and the grid, transform the reality of the koi into a transposed experience of light.