Nataša Prosenc Stearns - Disk / Disc (00:02:57)
Production: TV Slovenija, 1995
This video in black-and-white presents people participating in mass rituals, primarily wars and the glorification of leaders, which are constant and universal documents of the world. The global and temporal association of these images is emphasised by the...
No. 287
"Construct"
Artist: Prosenc, Nataša
Title: Construct
Duration: 00:12:00
Year: 2002
Genre: Experimental video / Documentary video
Production: Kanalya Pictures
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MOREVideo documents construction of an enormous facility. Recordings are accompanied with the sounds of construction, occasional music soundtrack and narration dealing with the meaning and consequence of human action, also touching the subject of human existence. Camera ranges from totals to close-up of construction workers, machines and details of the building. Video ends with shots of finished object filmed from the air and with subtitles returning to the subjects from the narration by Gertrude Stein.
Facility being built in the video is Biosfera 2, where isolated environment was created as a biological experiment.
Facility being built in the video is Biosfera 2, where isolated environment was created as a biological experiment.
Nataša Prosenc Stearns - Dvojnik / A Double (0:03:25)
Production: TV Slovenija, 1995
The idea of time connects with the image inherent in video, the encrustation of the picture, which allows for the free exchange of images from different worlds and periods. The double silhouette of a person delineates two time segments: the passing of dai...
Production: TV Slovenija, 1995
The idea of time connects with the image inherent in video, the encrustation of the picture, which allows for the free exchange of images from different worlds and periods. The double silhouette of a person delineates two time segments: the passing of dai...
Nataša Prosenc Stearns - One Way (00:05:31)
Production: TV Slovenija, 1995
A man and a woman aim to fulfil their desire for power, beauty, supremacy and other similar human attributes. The male and the female are represented through archetypal images: a strong man's body fighting against the crude force of nature, and a woman's...
Production: TV Slovenija, 1995
A man and a woman aim to fulfil their desire for power, beauty, supremacy and other similar human attributes. The male and the female are represented through archetypal images: a strong man's body fighting against the crude force of nature, and a woman's...
Nataša Prosenc Stearns - Betonski človek / Concrete Man (0:15:29)
Production: TV Slovenija, 1995
A woman's shoe gets stuck in concrete in the middle of the city. Her usual rhythm of life is disturbed. She is impatient to solve the problem. But a string of unexpected events interferes with her plans. Her world of fast living, obligations and errands t...
Production: TV Slovenija, 1995
A woman's shoe gets stuck in concrete in the middle of the city. Her usual rhythm of life is disturbed. She is impatient to solve the problem. But a string of unexpected events interferes with her plans. Her world of fast living, obligations and errands t...
Nataša Prosenc Stearns - Vertikalni horizont / Vertical Horizon (0:03:20)
Production: TV Slovenija, 1994
The video film replicates the labyrinth presented in the installation of the same title. Bricks are placed on the floor, and they pass into the labyrinth on the screen. The figures never come from 'behind the walls' of the labyrinth, we can only hear the...
Production: TV Slovenija, 1994
The video film replicates the labyrinth presented in the installation of the same title. Bricks are placed on the floor, and they pass into the labyrinth on the screen. The figures never come from 'behind the walls' of the labyrinth, we can only hear the...
Nataša Prosenc Stearns - Tango za ribe / Tango for Fish (00:04:21)
Production: Mladinski program TV Slovenija, 1992
The eternal issue of the relation between the sexes is presented by pairs and accentuated by the details which are doubled. In the foreground we see fish ('real' fish, or a graphic sign), and from time to time they completely fill the screen. The video im...
Production: Mladinski program TV Slovenija, 1992
The eternal issue of the relation between the sexes is presented by pairs and accentuated by the details which are doubled. In the foreground we see fish ('real' fish, or a graphic sign), and from time to time they completely fill the screen. The video im...
Nataša Prosenc Stearns - Tam (Framski slap) / Over There (Fram Waterfall) (0:07:25)
Production: Eurospekter (koprodukcija) & Otroški in mladinski program TV Slovenija, 1991
This video can be viewed as a video fairy-tale: it contains all the elements of one. The happening takes place in a forest. We see a dwarf that never shows its face, but on its travels it often encounters other incredible beings. Graphic signs are compone...
Production: Eurospekter (koprodukcija) & Otroški in mladinski program TV Slovenija, 1991
This video can be viewed as a video fairy-tale: it contains all the elements of one. The happening takes place in a forest. We see a dwarf that never shows its face, but on its travels it often encounters other incredible beings. Graphic signs are compone...
Nataša Prosenc Stearns - Čas? / Time? (0:01:18 in 0:01:17, na št. 69 0:01:18)
Production: TV Slovenija, 1990
The repeated use of a media image gives it the status of stereotype - in this case a clock announcing the beginning of the television news. The artist wishes to undermine the 'freezing' of the stereotypical media image; she transforms it and thus reinstat...
Production: TV Slovenija, 1990
The repeated use of a media image gives it the status of stereotype - in this case a clock announcing the beginning of the television news. The artist wishes to undermine the 'freezing' of the stereotypical media image; she transforms it and thus reinstat...
Nataša Prosenc Stearns - Ne poznaješ me / You Don't Know Me (00:04:56)
Production: TV Sarajevo, 1989
The dance-floor and dancer are symbols of two worlds and generations placed in opposition. The division is defined by music and chromatic contrasts. The dancer first dances a waltz, but this later changes to rock'n'roll. The video is enhanced by drawings,...
Production: TV Sarajevo, 1989
The dance-floor and dancer are symbols of two worlds and generations placed in opposition. The division is defined by music and chromatic contrasts. The dancer first dances a waltz, but this later changes to rock'n'roll. The video is enhanced by drawings,...
