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Exhibition
Proof: The act of seeing with one's own eyes
9 Dec 2004 – 13 Feb 2005
The ‘Memory of Water (part 1)’ explores Carl Jung’s notion of the ‘collective unconscious’, examining consciousness in the form of memory or perceived experience and the power of the gaze as that which mediates external phenomena. Sadia’s video explores the relationship between the drop and the ocean in terms of human experience. While the camera is trained in close up on their eyes, a series of people answer the question, “What is your most significant memory?”
The words and the eyes are played out of sync, so that one person’s voice speaks under another’s gaze. This simple device releases the memories from individual ownership, and the work becomes a gesture towards transcendence. Informed by the Jungian notion of the collective unconscious, The Memory of Water examines the gaze as a bridge between inner and outer worlds.
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In ACMI's collection
Previously on display
13 February 2005
ACMI Screen Gallery
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B1006598
Subject category
Digital Art
Sound/audio
Audio Format/Stereo
Colour
Colour
Object Types
Artwork
Materials
Single channel moving image
Holdings
DVD [PAL]; Copy
DVCAM; Master
DVCAM; Sub-master
VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded
DVD [PAL]; Exhibition Copy
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation