RGB Well
Videosculpture, 2009/2010
3 glass cups filled with liquid
3 video screens embedded in a black acrylic pedestal
3 synchronized videos: 3:40min, looped
48 x 20 x 20 cm / 19 x 9 x 9 inches
RGB-Well represents Katja Loher's videos at the bottom of three glasses. The choreographed questions assigned to the colors red, green and blue are reflected in the colored liquids. RGB refers to a type of component video signal used in the video electronics industry. It consists of three signals red, green, and blue -carried on three separate cables.
Loher's sculptural video works address a field of tension between escapist phantasy and oppressive reality. Her surreal worlds are populated by realistic figures that tumble about virtual spaces and appear to be intent on preventing ecological collapse. Androgynous dancers evoke fairies and - in performing the artificial pollination of plants or even photosynthesis - strive to conserve the natural basis of human existence.
The dancers' movements tend to be synchronic and the bodies seen from the bird's-eye view that Loher adopts in virtually allher works form clear patterns, which she then proceeds to multiply kaleidoscopically in the course of digital post-production. The symmetrical multiplication of moving bodies in constantly changing constellations produces a rhythmically pulsating collective. Loher's dream-like yet apocalyptic tales suggest that "Saving the Planet" can only be achieved by joining forces in a collective.
Videos playing at the bottom of the glasses.
RED WELL:
GREEN WELL:
BLUE WELL:
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