Melanie Manchot
Cadence, 2018
Cadence, 2018
4K Video, 4’15, Loop
Edition of 5
The short video loop starts with a blank page. White. No orientation, scale, dimension. Until the edge of the frame is broken. From an aerial viewpoint we see a dark horse being led into what now reveals itself as a blank snowy landscape. Walking in a circle, it inscribes a trail of footprints into the snow, creating a kind of drawing. After a number of clockwise and anti-clockwise rotations, horse and trainer depart the frame as they entered, leaving behind their inscription, concentric circles printed into the white. The scene is highly formal yet balances notions of nature and human agency. It also offers an echo of previous film works using choreography, dancing and processions.
4K Video, 4’15, Loop
Edition of 5
The short video loop starts with a blank page. White. No orientation, scale, dimension. Until the edge of the frame is broken. From an aerial viewpoint we see a dark horse being led into what now reveals itself as a blank snowy landscape. Walking in a circle, it inscribes a trail of footprints into the snow, creating a kind of drawing. After a number of clockwise and anti-clockwise rotations, horse and trainer depart the frame as they entered, leaving behind their inscription, concentric circles printed into the white. The scene is highly formal yet balances notions of nature and human agency. It also offers an echo of previous film works using choreography, dancing and processions.
Cadence, Video Still
Cadence, Video Still
Cadence, Video Still