Pool: FLUSH

2003

Synopsis:

The moving imagery captivates and excites viewers while surprising their expectations.. Whirlpools swirls with incredible force, while colors cycle from blue, to green, to red, to black, and back to blue. The water roars like a tornado. The dizzying swirl draws the viewer into a simulated hole in the concrete floor. Just as we become mesmerized, pool of water and swirling bubbles comes to a stop with a surprising result. The piece is a comment on the cycles of cultural and social habits, with consumption and waste cycling through our daily lives without thought.

Single channel or installation set up: overhead video projection to floor, LCD projector, VCR, black carpet, wood ramp, foam board, 8’x 6’x 6’ dimensions variable. TRT: 00:00:45 seconds. Looped, color/audio digital video

Credits:       

• Alette Simmons-Jiménez: Concept and creation, camera, sound, editing, production.

Screenings:

• Index’19: Miami/Santo Domingo, Centro Cultural de España, Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep.

• Scope Art Fair, Perpetual Art Machine of NY, Miami, FL

• Art Miami 06, Miami Beach Convention Center

Installations:

• Daniel Azoulay Gallery, Miami, FL USA 2003