John Akomfrah's 'Purple'
In the summer, I went on holiday to Boston for 2 weeks and I got the chance to visit the ICA in Boston (Institute of Contemporary Art). There was an exhibition going on at ICA Watershed led by a piece called 'Purple', an immersive six-channel video installation. It was drawn from hundreds of hours of archival footage, combined with newly shot film and a hypnotic sound score to address themes related to the implications of climate change across the planet and its effects on human communities, biodiversity and the wilderness. I really loved it. I loved the entire vibe and mood the piece created atmospherically and emotionally. It created a somewhat fearful, guilty, cold and melancholic, nostalgic vibe, a somewhat contradictory combination. The sounds are what brought the cold, fearful, guilty feel to the experience and the slow motion, colourful somewhat warm visuals brought the melancholic, nostalgic, blissful, emotional feel to the entire thing. It was interesting
Ryoji Ikeda - Test Pattern at Store X
This piece 'Purple' somehow links to this piece by having a collection of shots of landscapes (in this case space atmospheric views) playing one after the other extremely fast. It makes you feel in awe and inspired.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y7WZk_IVqI
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