Warning, Petroleum Pipeline
Jan van Nuenen NL, 2004, 5', SD video
The movement of information across the worldwide web is invisible. Bits and bytes slip soundlessly through slender cables, to arrive, in no more than a split second, at the computer for which they are meant, where they can be used again at the click of a mouse. In contrast, the movement of oil is a messy and ponderous affair, which makes huge claims on the landscape and built-up areas. Both processes have drastically changed the world, and continue to keep economic and political relations on the alert. With its black-and-white collage-like images, Warning Petroleum Pipeline is reminiscent of art that, in the early twentieth century, was intended to depict the destructive power of the emerging heavy industry. Mysterious machines turn and hammer to a strict rhythm, and seem to be propagating themselves, creating a forest of moving components, sharp-edged plates and heavy cables. (Vinken and van Kampen)
Sat 24/9 Kino SC 21:00
