Ad Nauseam
2011
Video, 216,9 x 50 x 70.6 cm.
Materials: Iron, Sound
The image of a digital Timex watch (whose digits have been removed) is obliquely projected onto an iron plate sculpture standing on the ground. In the video, the image oscillates in response to a slow and heavy sound. The object/screen is composed of two modules, separated by a narrow vertical slit. The slit introduces a line in the image, whose position of the line diverges from the rotation axis of the watch. On a second plane, the light going through the slit creates an image strip that moves vertically, in opposition to the horizontal movement perceivable at the surface of the object. The slicing of the image and its inclination, as well as the dragged and limp sound induce spatial and temporal disorientation, a conflict that, if pushed to the limit, causes a profound sensation of nausea.
Estrela, A. Meio Concreto. Fundação de Serraves, Porto, 2013. p. 86
