Curator and Artist's Talk
Dumbo Arts Center
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Beddington’s installation, Crossing, takes the entrepreneurial 18th century venture of Captain Dean and his nine-man crew as an initial point of departure for a journey that moves seamlessly between past and present, east and west, dreams and reality. The core of the exhibition is a three-channel video projection characteristic of Beddington's cinematographic style – meticulous framing, sensuous imagery and suspense reminiscent of film noir. Mixing color and black-and-white footage, digital video, still images and Super 8mm film, the work undermines any clear distinction between past and present. A feeling of the continuous motion of a ship is juxtaposed with an evocation of the lonely, inner world of those on board giving the work a haunting, surreal quality. The accompanying sound piece heightens the psychological tension. Beddington invites the viewer to construct their own narrative using a variety of other elements, including sandblasted glass panels and an intricate twenty foot drawing in silverpoint depicting an aerial view of the Hudson River leading from Albany – where ‘The Experiment’ was built – to New York and the open sea.
Tania Duvergne is an independent curator and public art consultant based in New York.
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November 06, 2008 from 19:00