“I became restless with the flat surface of the screen so the work gradually evolved into the rest of the space”, says Doug Aitken of his multichannel film work. Lately he has been projecting from multiple points onto a single structure. And he has turned from wide-open and lonely landscapes (Electric Earth, Diamond Sea) to wide-open and lonely people (new skin). The protagonist of the surreal Alpha, played by cult actor Udo Kier is both: as he travels, he dematerializes and becomes the space that he inhabits. Luckily for readers, Aitken is as bored with the square shape of the conventional book as he is with the conventional screen: this collection of Alpha images, accompanied by text from the artist, is bound in the shape of a head in profile.

Details

Personalities

Aitken Doug, Kier Udo

Type

Book

Place of publication

Zürich

Publisher

JRP|Ringier

Year

2005

Language

English

ISBN

9783905701111

Open stacks or available on request

Open stacks

Illustrations

Yes

Bibliography

No

UDC code and author sign

709.203 Ait

Volumes

1

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