Still Image Migration
Still Image Migration
Still Image Migration
Still Image MigrationInstallation view of Migration
Sonic PavilionBio:
Doug Aitken was born in 1968 in Redondo Beach, CA. He studied at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, where he earned a BFA. Aitken is an acclaimed video artist working out of Los Angeles and New York and exhibiting worldwide. He examines the impact of sound and space, figuratively as well as abstractly in his work. Aitken "...uses the auditory to define space or to dissolve it in his highly architectural video installations..."(Finkel 1) For example, in his installation, Migration, which is highlighted in this post, the artist exhibits his film on three billboard-sized screens within the gallery space, speaking to the concept of displacement and more obviously, physical migration (by car). Aitken's Sonic Pavilion in Brazil's Instituto Inhotim is an example of his masterful use of sound. He teamed with geologists and audio experts to drill into the earth with audio devices and capture the noises of the earth shifting and aging. "These devices transform the earth’s low-level noises and vibrations into audible sounds that fill a ground-level glass pavilion, situated above the hole and open to visitors." The space itself is set up to limit the audiences' senses to "... heighten their patterns of attention and perception." (Finkel) Aitken's work transcends from videography and becomes a masterful incorporation of sound, image and architecture, making the viewer consider her role, place, and association with the piece.
Doug Aitken is represented by the 303 Gallery in New York.
Finkle, Jori. "Doug Aitken." Art Info 1 Oct. 2009. Accessed 4 Sept. 2010
Relates to My Work:
I chose Aitken to research when I discovered his Migration installation, which I plan to view while it is exhibiting at the Princeton Art Museum this Fall. I was first captivated by the stills I found from the film and then by the installation views I was able to track down on You Tube. After researching and reading the reviews of this piece, the connections to my work were clear on a conceptual level in addition to the visual connection I previously made. The installation, as previously mentioned, mimics three roadside billboards on which the film is projected. The film incorporates a variety of wild animals including bison, owl, birds, etc, placed in stark, generic yet silently haunting motel rooms. The animals are clearly displaced, and atmospherically confused, forcing the viewer to consider her placement in the gallery as well as the American landscape.
303 Gallery Writer. "Migration." One Art World Sept. 2008. Accessed 4 Sept. 2010
Quotes:
"Doug Aitken utilizes multiple media to create psychological environments that are at once unique, familiar and alien."
303 Gallery Writer. "Migration." One Art World Sept. 2008. Accessed 4 Sept. 2010
Interview with Doug Aitken "On Art":
http://www.dazeddigital.com/ArtsAndCulture/article/7347/1/Doug_Aitken_on_Art
Doug Aitken also conducts artist interviews like this one (below) with German filmmaker Werner Herzog.
http://www.indexmagazine.com/interviews/werner_herzog.shtml
303 Gallery, New York
http://www.303gallery.com/
Doug Aitken Website
http://www.dougaitkenworkshop.com/
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