Seven
2011
black & white, silent
loop duration: 7 hours
harddisc player, LCD monitor 42 inch/16:9, monitor mount
This single channel installation is a contemporary portait of the seven phases of life for human beings. The view of life divided into seven chapters has been prevalent in the West for many centuries. Perhaps the most well-known referrence is Shakespeare’s famous text: ‘All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being in seven ages. [...]’ (quoted from ‘As You Like It’)
The work consists of seven black and white silent film portraits, ranging from a five month old baby girl, a twelve year old boy, a forty year old man through to a seventy-seven year old woman. Ordinary Dutch people filmed in their own home environments. Very recognisable and all too human. Great care has been taken of composition and lighting. During the course of the day the portraits mark the passing of time, each film/each age has its own hour. This piece is accumulative, steadily building up, extending across the span of a whole day. The seven individual films form an intriguing and complex work, inviting return visits and careful attention and reflection.
Spanish, brief description
Siete
Vídeo-instalación HD, blanco y negro, sin sonido, 7h
En su trabajo más reciente, Fiona Tan reflexiona de nuevo sobre el retrato y el tiempo. Esta instalación monocanal se representa las etapas de la vida del ser humano según la división que se suele hacer en Occidente, como ya hiciera Shakespeare en su obra de teatro As You Like It (Como gustéis). En esta reinterpretación contemporánea se presentan retratos de holandeses corrientes filmados en su entorno cotidiano, bajo una cuidada luz y composición. Mostrados en orden cronológico, los retratos empiezan con el de un bebé de cinco meses y terminan con una señora de setenta y siete años. La pieza se va construyendo poco a poco. Durante el curso del día los retratos se van sucediendo marcando de esta manera el paso del tiempo, dando lugar a un complejo e intrigante vídeo.
Cast & Crew
Concept & Direction
Fiona Tan
Camera
Goert Giltay
Grip
Tinus Holthuis
Editing
Fiona Tan
Grading
Bart Verraest, Storm Postproduction
Studio Assistent
Letizia Colella
Production Manager
Marty de Jong
Technical Manager
Ivo van Stiphout
Equipment
Edwin ter Steeg, Het Raam
Light
Singel Film
With
Carmen Sofia Ebbers, Jaimy Elberse, Youssra Mahria, Sjors Holtman, Henny de Wit, Cor Snaterse, An Lottman
And with thanks to
Eva Briefjes, Tobias Ebbers, , Ellen de Reus, Family Elberse, Family Mahria, Moniek Werneke, Tom van Gestel, Simone Kleinhout, Celia Noordegraaf, Ariane van Grieken,
Wim Matser, Simo Brada, Agnes Bomers, Nelleke Lagerwerf, Charlotte Bogaert, Carlton Oasis, Spijkenisse
This produced was financially supported by SKOR and Jeroen Bosch Hospital, ‘s-Hertogenbosch
© Fiona Tan, 2011