Pandora's Ball

Artist Torsten Lauschmann (Bad Soden, Germany, born 1970)

Date2008

MediumDVD

ClassificationsTime-Based Media

AcquisitionPurchased in 2009 with assistance from the National Collecting Scheme for Scotland and the National Fund for Acquisitions.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG006672

Keywords

About MeOver the past decade Torsten Lauschmann's work has evolved beyond straight photography and film works to investigate the mechanics of digital processes, software creation, experimental editing, approaches to performance and the sculptural potential of video installation. As an artist, filmmaker and live performer, Torsten Lauschmann, who is now based in Glasgow, celebrates 'glitches and out-takes, bits in between and images that might be easy to ignore'.

This video installation consists of a short video loop projected on floor level. The video shows a virtually constructed representation of a perfect sphere with reflections and shading. Above the sphere, there is superimposed an image of skipping legs following the pattern of a floor mosaic. During the composition of the sphere and the film, the artist carefully moved the whole frame of the video millisecond by millisecond so the legs appear to skip on top of the sphere. He liked the idea that the woman in the video appears to move to make herself skip on one spot - as he describes it 'a care-free dance becoming a Sisyphean task'. In spite of its emphasis on modern technology Lauschmann's work is nevertheless grounded in human experience - this work reveals the artist's wonder at the marvellous nature of life - it has a joyous quality that permeates the area where it is shown.

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German-born Lauschmann lives and works in Glasgow. His idiosyncratic work can encompass photography, video, sound, digital technology - and even performance.