The multitude of audiovisual media around us means that we often engage with more than one screen image at once. Most people are familiar with the situation when a family gathers around the TV but everybody are on their phones, tablets and laptops at the same time, dividing attention between the film or TV show and social media or even a YouTube video. An interesting phenomenon may emerge in the process as two narratives (a Facebook news thread could also be seen as a narrative) get mixed into a new one.
This is similar to what happens in artplayer’s Remix Review films. The multiple videos from different organisations on the site are brought together to generate a new perspective on the individual videos as well as to link them into a thought-provoking narrative.
Many of you have already seen the first Remix Review which brought together music and gaming technology, viewed through the eyes of young people. We are proud to publish the second Remix Review by video artist Anton Hecht, a YouTube phenomenon know best for Bus Station Sonata. This latest remix called Passing BY is an experiment that takes the term “moving image” to the next level. The film consists of various videos by Axisweb and a-n The Artists Information Company played back on a tablet device which is passed on in a circle while the device is also being rotated with random frequency. Sounds confusing? Interestingly the effect is quite the opposite and it is likely that you find yourself listening to the interviews and discussions in the original videos with much greater attention than you would if they were just presented on their own. At the same time the film tells the story of our lives in the present day. What does this effect say about the future of sense perception in the multi-screen era? Is linear communication on a single screen becoming thing of the past? Experience it yourself right here:
Text by Kati Jagel
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