Far From The Tree
In the video Far from the Tree artist Amy Jorgensen situates us so that we look up at about a dozen red apples floating on water; we are lying on our backs, submerged beneath them. Unexpectedly a young woman’s face plunges towards us, she opens her mouth and repeatedly attempts to bite one of the apples, then disappears to a place somewhere above the water’s surface. She does this again and again and with increasing desperation, remaining under water a bit longer each time. Her blond hair comes with her and becomes more prominent the longer she is submerged. She struggles to grab hold but never succeeds. We are helpless voyeurs who feel her frustration, endure it with her. In the end, all of the apples are left floating, passive but victorious, like goals we never reach, desires left unfulfilled... because of its formal beauty and its unresolved and unforgettable tension, Far from the Tree earned Best of Show. Read more...
--Kate Bonansinga
In the video Far from the Tree artist Amy Jorgensen situates us so that we look up at about a dozen red apples floating on water; we are lying on our backs, submerged beneath them. Unexpectedly a young woman’s face plunges towards us, she opens her mouth and repeatedly attempts to bite one of the apples, then disappears to a place somewhere above the water’s surface. She does this again and again and with increasing desperation, remaining under water a bit longer each time. Her blond hair comes with her and becomes more prominent the longer she is submerged. She struggles to grab hold but never succeeds. We are helpless voyeurs who feel her frustration, endure it with her. In the end, all of the apples are left floating, passive but victorious, like goals we never reach, desires left unfulfilled... because of its formal beauty and its unresolved and unforgettable tension, Far from the Tree earned Best of Show. Read more...
--Kate Bonansinga
Far From the Tree, 2014, 7:14 min, hd video
Edition of 5 / 1 AP
Edition of 5 / 1 AP