featuring: Donald Sturgeon © 2000, J. Sturgeon
...of the father
| two channel, sculptural video installation
by: John Sturgeon featuring: Donald Sturgeon © 2000, J. Sturgeon |
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| Evoking issues of the father and the nature of fathering, through video, poetry and sculpture elements, ...of the father hints at two sides of the coin -- | ||
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| Set within a rock triangle sculpture serving as a viewing well, one enigmatic video loop depicts a stone being thrown into a dark pool of water. Out of this tarn reflecting twisted branches, the face of the artistŐs father is revealed. Imperceptibly, the video reverses direction - sucking the stone back out of the pool into hands, waiting to be cast to water once again. Inside a swinging suspended copper cone, the other video twists clockwise, then counter clockwise, as a dark figure recites an incantation of attributes "...of the father." After endowing each coin with a quality - "of the father," he drops the coin, seemingly with recognition, or a wish - splash - into a black bowl of water. |
Absence - of the Father
Need - of the Father
Obscurity - of the Father
Silence - of the FatherÉ
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Teaching - of the Father
Emotion - of the Father
Blessing - of the FatherÉ
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Joy - of the Father
Hatred - of the Father
Love - of the Father
Acceptance- of the Father
Son - of the Father