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Lift

2000

Film & video installation

Colour and black & white, silent

2 channel

monitor 14”, media player, table, film projector 16 mm, no-rewind,

electronic sensor, white projection screen 2.79 x 2.08 m

Brief Description

Showing in black and white in 16mm format on a large screen in the figure of a person (the artist herself) floating in the sky, hanging from dozens of large balloons. A small monitor positioned opposite shows a colour video of the situation immediately beforehand, but this time the camera captures only her feet. Fiona Tan employs multiple perspectives, turning her attention particularly to the fine details. Here the media used and difference in screen size make for a vivid contrast, encouraging a shifting of the viewer's gaze and consciousness. Floating aimlessly upward, defying gravity, seems to cherish the fleeting, rootless nature of human life.