By Bianca Mihalcescu
Due to the very intimidating blog theme this week, I've decided to search for a Documentary Video Art piece surprisingly early out of pure fear of not being able to find one in time. I actually found some very interesting artpieces online (shockingly within minutes of starting), but I wasn't sure if they fit the requirements...that is...until I found this particular one installed in the great city of Chicago! The pavilion was designed by the Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA for short) while the floor-to-ceiling multi-layered video installation was created by the Gray Circle. Together, these pieces portrayed the concept 'Chicago Past, Present, and Future'.
A lot of research was put into this project after post-production animation. The ZHA team researched Chicago's history extensively, filmed hundreds of locations across the city, and interviewed roughly sixty-five 'Chicagoans' and local school children; all of this raw information was developed into a seven and a half minute video installation.
Blair Kamin, a journalist from the Chicago Tribune described the piece as an installation that "evocatively conveys sounds and images of Burnham's Chicago as well as visions for tomorrow's metropolis, [which] is crucial to cluing parkgoers that this is a pavilion with a purpose, not a mere folly" (Chicago Tribune, 5 August 2009). :)
I like this installation a lot not merely because of the amazing video effects that were created by the Gray Circle but also because of the organic aspect they injected into the piece; if you watch the video below, you can see that dancers are also integrated into the installation and move accordingly with the sound and images projected onto the pavilion. I love the theme this installation presents; it is celebrating Chicago's colorful and exciting history and potential future and I believe it would be an amazing piece to see face-to-face!
Due to the very intimidating blog theme this week, I've decided to search for a Documentary Video Art piece surprisingly early out of pure fear of not being able to find one in time. I actually found some very interesting artpieces online (shockingly within minutes of starting), but I wasn't sure if they fit the requirements...that is...until I found this particular one installed in the great city of Chicago! The pavilion was designed by the Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA for short) while the floor-to-ceiling multi-layered video installation was created by the Gray Circle. Together, these pieces portrayed the concept 'Chicago Past, Present, and Future'.
A lot of research was put into this project after post-production animation. The ZHA team researched Chicago's history extensively, filmed hundreds of locations across the city, and interviewed roughly sixty-five 'Chicagoans' and local school children; all of this raw information was developed into a seven and a half minute video installation.
Blair Kamin, a journalist from the Chicago Tribune described the piece as an installation that "evocatively conveys sounds and images of Burnham's Chicago as well as visions for tomorrow's metropolis, [which] is crucial to cluing parkgoers that this is a pavilion with a purpose, not a mere folly" (Chicago Tribune, 5 August 2009). :)
I like this installation a lot not merely because of the amazing video effects that were created by the Gray Circle but also because of the organic aspect they injected into the piece; if you watch the video below, you can see that dancers are also integrated into the installation and move accordingly with the sound and images projected onto the pavilion. I love the theme this installation presents; it is celebrating Chicago's colorful and exciting history and potential future and I believe it would be an amazing piece to see face-to-face!