Riverbed press
2016 // 16:9 video // 07:51 min loop
An interaction between machine, labor and nature: powered by my repeated labor a printmaking press transforms the natural surroundings. On the machine is a bed of running water, yet nothing gets wet. As the video progresses the performer continually adds and forces branches under the drum, crushing everything along its way.
This creates a both uncomfortable and dreamy natural soundscape as the sound of crushing reeds is pulsing alongside the trickling of running water. As the task becomes more and more mundane through its repetition, the soundtrack begins to change the viewers´ perception as a softly humming voice lures the spectator into a dream state where the action become secondary to the meditative sounds.
This creates a both uncomfortable and dreamy natural soundscape as the sound of crushing reeds is pulsing alongside the trickling of running water. As the task becomes more and more mundane through its repetition, the soundtrack begins to change the viewers´ perception as a softly humming voice lures the spectator into a dream state where the action become secondary to the meditative sounds.
CREDITS
artist
Julie Nymann
photographer
Julie Nymann
assistant
Malia Jensen
editor & sound designer
Julie Nymann
Julie Nymann
photographer
Julie Nymann
assistant
Malia Jensen
editor & sound designer
Julie Nymann
thank you
The Ucross Foundation, Clearmont, WY, USA
Mechanism Digital
The Ucross Foundation, Clearmont, WY, USA
Mechanism Digital