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Concept
Inner Animals in the Inner City
“One individual person’s inner world shown on the outside, the hidden you, animal.”
METAMORPHIC SPIRIT attempts to show the inner, hidden world of city dwellers whose "animal" apparitions were then be shown on the multimedia screen on the GASOMETER building. Yuka Oyama and New York based Chinese-American artist, Becky Yee collaborated on "Metamorphic Spirit”.
Based on one-hour individual interviews, Oyama created animal masks for 31 Berliners ranging in age from 6-84 and asked questions related to "Which animal is hidden inside of you?" Yee then photographed individual participants with their mask and had them re-enact essential movements that characterize each "animal". The digital stills were then processed into a 10- second video clip per animal.
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Basic Data |
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Location |
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GASOMETER, Urban Screen, Schoeneberg, Berlin, Germany |
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Exhibition |
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Medienfassaden Festival Berlin 2008 |
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Dimensions |
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700 square meter LED screen |
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Presentation duration |
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October 16 - November 3, 2008 |
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Workshop Period |
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Building masks: July 18 – 28, 2008
Photo shoot: July 29 – August 6, 2008 |
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Number of participants |
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31 P |
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Ages |
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6 – 84 years old |
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Materials |
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Paper, plastic, video |
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Team |
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Jenny Johansenn, Erin Tin A Ton, Nico Stich |
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Sponsoring |
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Gravis Store Berlin |
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An individual interview with Yuka
Questions were asked, and eye levels as well as the head measurements were taken. |
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//Diagram// |
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//Questions//
Which animal is hidden inside of you?
Why do you feel related to this animal?
Which characteristics and qualities of this animal do you find in your personality?
Which expression shall your mask embody?
cats 3P, penguins 3P, jaguars 2P, horses 2P, wolves 2P, birds 2P, fantacy animals 2P, etc. |
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//Video// |
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video 1 Min. 2.5 MB |
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//Gallery// |
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Jaguar
A jaguar has always been inside of me. I am a very shy person. The jaguar tells me to be strong.
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