I spoke earlier here about the exhibition;Kerry Tribe at The Camden Arts Centre. Have been thinking more about it...i was drawn to the piece 'H.M (2009)', an "experimental documentary about an anonymous amnesiac" (write up by Camden Arts). Again i was drawn to the narrative and personal experience of one person (H.M). There is also this element of trust in the artist, in the narrative...Is this factual, part factual or all fantasy? As the viewer i was lead to believe the story and H.M to be factual and i wanted to believe what i was told, which was that this was truth.
I like the use of documentary style with an expansion into a more art installation style, maybe overcomplicated, but this was purposeful, to challenge the viewer's own experience of 'amnesia'/memory. (a two screen installation, images and interview coming in and out of sync, various relationships between images and sound).
It has made me think about the documentary style of my piece i am currently working on and weather a simple documentary style is enough, if it right for the piece or if it needs more. I need to look at the technical aspect of the piece and see if it enough to just film with one angle, one camera. I need to question where and how the piece will be viewed. Generally i think i need to ask more questions about what i am trying to achieve and test out different ways of achieving this. More planning is needed.
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