In Oh how time flies, 2009, two music videos are taken apart and juxtaposed on two screens. Both Madonna’s Lucky Star, 1984, and Cat Power’s Cross Bones Style, 1998, are composed in a simple style. The artists are seen performing in front of a white background. The videos consist of photographs shot off of youtube. The stills are then re-edited, muted and put in a sequence. Without the music and the flow in continuity, the dancing becomes a language on its own and the spectator is left looking for signs and meaning in the choreography and in the gaze of the performers. It is almost as if secret messages are being transmitted between Madonna and Chan Marshall (both 26 years old at the time of their respective videos), as they are seen becoming each other with the screen acting as a mirror between them.
Oh how time flies
2009, 2-channel HD video, variable dimensions, 2min 33s, no audio
Tracking a Dogleg, 2007, still from video
Oh how time flies, 2009, still from HD video
Oh how time flies, 2009, still from HD video
