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TRANS> area is pleased to present Salto del Agua, a new
collaborative work
by Christian Manzutto and Anton Vidokle, on view from November 1 through
November 23, 2002. Opening reception: Friday, November 1, 7-9 PM.
Salto Del Agua is a 10-minute film featuring the facade of a
ubiquitous,
yet unremarkable building in Mexico City. Recorded on Super 8 film with
an
audio accompaniment, the work is a study of the iconic presence and
resonance of urban architecture. Salto Del Agua is a public
transportation
station that would otherwise go unnoticed in the urban sprawl of Mexico
City. Built in the late-sixties in the center of Mexico City's
metropolis,
the building represents a moment in the city's history, shortly
following
1968 Olympics, when idealistic hopes of 'progress' infused civic design.
A futuristic glass and modular concrete facade of the building
paradoxically reflects the prosaic movement from the streets. The
occasional car and passerby seen down below from the 'lens' of the
building causes a strange dissolution of two-dimensional space. The
sound,
consisting of several pure electronic frequencies that weave pulsations
and waves that shift slightly throughout the film, creates a sonic grid
that parallels the architectural grid of the image.
Christian Manzutto is a sound engineer who has worked extensively with
music, film and sound projects in Mexico and Europe. Most recently he
worked on the sound track for a new documentary on Gabriel Orozco.
Anton Vidokle is a visual artist based in New York. His work has been
included in exhibitions at Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris,
Museo
Carrillo Gil, Mexico DF., and PS1/MoMA.
TRANS> area, a new not-for-profit exhibitions space in
Chelsea, is an
extension of the discourse that has been developed by TRANS>
arts.cultures.media in print.
TRANS> area
511 West 25th Street, No. 502
New York, New York, 10001
T. 646.486.0252 F.646.486.0241
E: Trans@transmag.org
http://www.transmag.org
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