Mirko Martin

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Street Scripts, Video Installation, 2011/12
L.A. Crash, New Photographs, 2010/11
5th Street, Video Loop, 2010
A Street Story, Documentary, 2009
L.A. Crash, Photo Series, 2006 - 2009
Noir, Video, 2008
Where the streets have no name, Photo Series, 2008
Flow, Video Loop, 2007
5 Photographs, 2006/07
Ocean Front Walk, Video Loop, 2006/07
Video Stills

Video Loop (DV): single channel, color, sound, 2:40 min

In a fixed camera position, the video shows a small section of the boardwalk in Venice Beach, California. While in the foreground cyclists and joggers cross the image in very regular succession, two policemen appear in the background, strolling along the hilly lawn and stopping briefly in order to inspect the traffic on the Front Walk. In addition, police car sirens gradually emerge in the off, referring to conflicts beyond the homogeneous, idyllic space in front of the camera. Another sound, which appears to originate from the area behind the camera, can be made out as the shaking of spray cans, creating a connection to the graffiti on the trunks of the palm trees. The different elements of the video offer an only minimal, subtle narrative on the edge of perceptibility. The looped video is shown as a projection measuring up to 5 x 7 feet.

The Legend of Zorro, Video Installation, 2005/06
Traffic, Video, 2005
A Speech, Video, 2005
Les Skateurs, Video, 2004
Vous-êtes allemand?, Video, 2004
Javi, Video Loop, 2003
Untitled, Photo Series, 2003