Gaps

Australia, 2014

Co-commissioned by ACMI and Carriageworks (Sydney). The co-commission of ‘Gaps’ by ACMI and Carriageworks has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australian Council for the Arts.

Artwork ACMI commissions
A darkened gallery with three empty bench seats. A moving image work of a black woman with her arms crossed and a white man beside her holding his chest. They appear mid-dance.

One of Australia’s finest video artists, David Rosetzky’s captivating works have been exhibited widely throughout Australia and internationally. Gaps embodies Rosetzky’s ongoing exploration of personal identity and the relationship – or ‘gaps’ – between self and other through speech, movement and dance.

Rosetzky’s collaborators on Gaps include choreographer and performer Stephanie Lake, (who also choreographed How to Feel, 2011) co-writer Anna Zagala, and performers, Jessie Oshodi, Lee Serle, Rani Pramesti and Dimitri Baveas.

Drawing from material Rosetzky gathered conducting interviews with his cast, this new work is an oblique survey of the transition from rehearsal to performance, in both art and life.

The artist’s process involved in-depth workshopping of the material with the performers, who come from acting and dance disciplines. Lake’s choreography, which integrates naturalistic and stylised movements, was also developed with input from the cast and Rosetzky during this rehearsal period.

Long time collaborator David Franzke provides the sound design.

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Collection

In ACMI's collection

Previously on display

8 February 2015

ACMI: Gallery 2

Credits

creator

David Rosetzky

writer

Anna Zagala

David Rosetzky

Duration

00:35:07:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
2014

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B2003044

Subject category

Digital Art

Measurements

Duration: 35 mins, 7 seconds The work does not need to be seen from beginning to end, viewers are invited to approach and engage with the work at any point throughout the duration.

Object Types

Artwork

Materials

Single-channel, high-definition digital video

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