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The multipart installation I hate
(2007) leads us into an intermediate zone of speech, sound and image. A
male voice attempts to form words, repeating them continually. We are
introduced to the photographer Edward Woodman who lost his power of
speech in an accident. His pictures have also changed as a result: up to
his accident in 2001 he photographed installations – contemporary art
exhibitions as well as architectural models – on a professional basis.
After the accident he took pictures in order to situate himself in the
world. Woodman had to reassure himself that he still existed. Three
screens show panorama views of the major building site for the new
Eurostar terminal in London. A finger points to the urban process of
construction and disassembly. The fragile words pass through space,
encountering images, attempting to find expressions for them. In the
third part of the installation, Woodman is shown hard at work with
speech therapist Judith Langley. It becomes clear to us how much speech
is a physical act, with Woodman struggling to pronounce words and
sentences correctly. I hate is repeated, with continuous
variations. The meaning of the syllables – of speech – becomes unstable
and enters into a “tonal landscape”. Sound is not subject to spatial
separation; the voices become superimposed, enveloping the audience.
I Hate,
2007 – from the d12 catalogue,
written by Manueal Ammer
video, sound, various
architectural elements video projection: 480 x 270 cm, stage: 520 x 735
cm, screen, felt on aluminium frame: 520 x 293 cm
2 LED displays: 140 cm, 2
loudspeakers
Video (DVD): HDV Format,
sound, colour, 6:20 min, loop
curved wall: 240 x 975 x 32
cm, 3 loudspeakers, 2 focusing loudspeakers 5.1 Surround Sound
Audiotrack, 7:20 min
table: 235 x 93 cm, 3 x
202’’ LCD Monitore, 3 MiniMacs with interactive system
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