Phil Dadson

Processional (2007)

5 min 32 secSingle channel / Digital Video / Colour / Sound

"A meditation on transience filmed in South Delhi, north India late one night. Audio recorded during holy week in Pushkar."

Artist's statement

Selected exhibitions

  • Strata: Contemporary digital artwork from Aotearoa, New Zealand, Enjoy Gallery, Wellington (2009)

  • Sanskriti Gallery, Mehrauli, South Delhi, India (2007)

Credits & notes

LCD screen, preferably wall mounted.

Looped.

Audio via quality stereo output.

Please note that the image quality is intentionally granular & gritty.

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    A synchronised two screen installation, contrasting a birth and a death.

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    Phil Dadson on CIRCUIT

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