Video documentation of installations – Categories
Based on our analysis of 200 video documents we were able to define the following categories for video documentation of installations. There are two main categories which can be split into 4 sub-categories depending on their purpose:
How to experience an installation? |
| 1 |
Purpose: to record the installation for the audience; to give an impression for publication or education.
For example: a video clip on a website
I/Eye (1994) by Bill Spinhoven |
| 2 |
Purpose: (artist) documentation; to document or promote the work.
For example: documentation on preview dvd for distribution
Portrait (1992) by Peter Bogers. |
How to re-install an installation? |
| 3 |
Purpose: ‘art historical’ documentation; for professionals, research, knowledge exchange.
For example: Circle Puppets (1994) by Dennis Oppenheim
Notion Motion (2006) by Olafur Eliason |
| 4 |
Purpose: re-installation
For example: Revolution (1990) by Jeffrey Shaw a.o.
Outside / Inside (1982) by Madelon Hooykaas and Elsa Stansfield |
As sub-categories 1 and 2 are based more on experiencing an installation and could be combined. Sub-categories 3 and 4 are more research based and could be combined as well.
Circle Puppets, Notion Motion and Revolution were case studies within the Inside Installations project. To access more information about these works, click on the titles above. |
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