Observer/Observed / オブザーバ/ オブザーブド
Description
“In this piece the relationship between the observer and the observed is transferred to a pair of cameras and a monitor, which face each other. . . . The person stands beside the camera from the beginning, and responds to the camera. At first we see a close up of both eyes of the person; she looks up and down, and a female voice (the same person’s voice) utters ‘observe’ corresponding with the movements of the eyeballs. In the 1975 version, ‘observe’ was uttered by a male voice, but this time it is said by the person herself.”—Takahiko Iimura, The Collected Writings, 2007. With Takahiko Iimura & Akiko Iimura. Sound in English. Iimura remade this work as an 8-minute video version in 1998.
Creation Date
1975
Format
Video
Run Time
0:20:00
Components (1)