The Ubiquity of Time, 2023 | Laura Horne | 03:13 (for sound click on the speaker icon)
.. a single-channel video installation at Active Space Gallery, Brooklyn, August 2023. A static backdrop, the relentless passage of time is palpable as day transitions seamlessly into night, with the liminal spaces hauntingly captured in between. Emerging and vanishing videos, accompanied by their original sounds, disrupt the steady drone, echoing the unpredictability of temporal flux. Installed with found objects, it became the backdrop for a synth performance, inviting viewers into a contemplation of time's omnipresent and ever-shifting nature.
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Channeling Demystified, 4/20/2023 | Laura Horne | 02:58 (for sound click on speaker icon)
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This soundscape experiment aims to immerse the viewer in a meditative and hallucinatory experience. The experiment includes a looped cell phone video of the East River, NY with a circle-like object floating and bobbing in a circular motion. The video speeds up and slows down, and the saturation intensifies and de-intensifies, creating a shifting, almost dream-like atmosphere.
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Through this experiment, I explore the boundaries of our perception and consciousness, questioning our assumptions about reality and the self, and experiencing the beauty and mystery of the human mind. I hope to offer a glimpse into the malleability of our perception and the potential for experiencing altered states of consciousness.
Negative Proposal, 2022 | Laura Horne | 01:33 (for sound click on the speaker icon)
Laura Horne recorded the sound with a microkorg, the first four video clips are from original footage by Laura Horne and all of the following video clips are from various advertisements on social media platforms.
This video explores the idea of the consequences of our actions and the potential impact they can have on our lives and the world around us. Using several disorienting images to convey a sense of unease and uncertainty like juxtaposing scenes of water dripping from a woman's mouth with soap being massaged in a woman's hands creating bubbles. Or motorcycles flying through intersections with a rock in space hurtling towards Earth and a clock with turning hands with a distressed woman putting her head down on a table. Viewers are asked to ponder what could have happened if different choices were made while taking into consideration the passage of time.
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Escalating Breathlessness , 2022 \ Laura Horne | 03:31 (for sound click on the speaker icon)
Escalating Breathlessness explores the emotions and experiences surrounding the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. The sound for the video was recorded with a MicroKorg in the aftermath of Floyd's death, capturing the raw emotions and feelings of the moment. The video footage was made two years after Floyd's death and is composed of low-res phone footage taken from scrolling through the archive of images currently stored on my scanner. By using this footage, I seek to convey a sense of the passage of time and the ongoing impact of Floyd's death on our lives and experiences, capturing the feeling of being overwhelmed and suffocated by the events of the past. This work provides a space for reflection and contemplation on the ongoing impact of Floyd's death and the ongoing struggles for racial justice.
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