▷ the lightness of unbearable being video documentation (click image to view)
▷ this clip is a documentation of the video/object installation entitled the lightness of
unbearable being
▷ a tiny video monitor set into the box makes the video portion of this piece visible only when kneeling directly in front of the object
▷ the audio portion was audible only through the set of headphones hanging adjacent
to the box
▷ over the course of the piece the video and audio alternate in a loop between two different but closely related versions
▷ though visually identical, these two versions contain important acoustic differences
the section of this documentation labeled ‘actual footage’ is included to show a more accurate representation of what would be seen when looking into the object
▷ this piece has existed in two forms: as a linear, wall mounted version driven by an s-vhs video player and as a tabletop version driven by a computer and controlled with a mouse
▷ this documentation is representative of the linear version, where each section plays through in its entirety without user control