DIGITAL IMAGERY - VERSION 2.0

Anthony Kirwin's Luna Park 1-3 also uses alessandra's photographs as source material, but treats them in a more conventional manner than Randall's effort.

Kirwin has overlayed his own photographs on top of alessandra's series, using imagery which contrasts the original work's technique and content yet once again captures a similar sense of time. The "frozen moment" aesthetic is here presented in a very literal manner, with a frigid visual subject which blends well with the cold detachment of the original images. While all of the necessary contrasts are there (interior/exterior, light/dark, etc.) the new imagery manages to blend seamlessly with the original works to create pictures which are more complex than merely the sum of their parts.

DIGITAL VIDEO - VERSION 2.0

James Schoenecker's Blank Second takes Aaron Hull's video piece as its source. In perhaps the most radical instance of erasure in this exhibition, Schoenecker has almost completely obliterated the original video, overlaying a new piece which is almost shocking in its subtlety.

Preserving the duration of the original piece, Schoenecker wipes Hull's video clean. A brilliant white is all the viewer may see upon first glance, but in reality the new piece is filled with motion and shape, light and shadow. This starkness extends to the audio as well, with both visual texture and audio events working together to produce a work of engaging mystique. A perfect reminder of the process and possibilities of the palimpsest project, Schoenecker's blankness serves as both a fitting end to this version of the exhibition and a conceptual bridge to the next installment of the series.

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