The Seasons

Claudia Hart The Seasons, 2007 Video (color, sound), screen or projector, media player, speakers Dimensions variable, portrait orientation 11 min 6 sec, loop Edition of 6, 1AP The Seasons portrays a room in which a slowly evolving sculptural figure gradually transforms. In this animated loop, a variety of visual, temporal and conceptual cycles are offset and overlaid so that their movement is obscured. All is in flux but time seems to stand still, as in life. In The Seasons, a seated woman in a pose of erotic abandon cycles clockwise on a rotating pedestal. As she cycles, she decomposes, a vine of roses surrounding her, blooming and then fading away. The room also revolves,though counterclockwise, while the animation camera pans back and forth. These movements function in counterpoint, to appear only on the edge of perception. Sound for the piece is of crumbling paper. The color scheme is white on white. Video courtesy of the artist and bitforms gallery nyc. To learn more about Hart s work, please visit: http://bit.ly/p7eWTQ http://bit.ly/HPj3QU