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Untitled (Dog)

Untitled (Dog)

Artist (Hamburg, Germany, born 1977)
Date2006
MediumDVD projection
ClassificationsTime-Based Media
Dimensions4.15 minute loop
AcquisitionPurchased in 2007 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions.
Copyright© Alex Heim (2009)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG014418
About MeThe work of artist Alex Heim shows a preoccupation with flotsam and detritus. This film was made during a stay in Beijing in 2005 and shows a feral dog existing in the midst of a chaotic urban environment. The dog wanders on to a busy road, even settling down momentarily in the middle of the traffic. It seems inevitable that we shall witness its death. The soundtrack, which has been silent, suddenly plays a few rising chords of church music, seemingly to herald the dog's certain demise. Instead there is a reprieve and the dog wanders off.
Ultimately, the stray dog is just another piece of rubbish or detritus in this contemporary urban landscape.


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