Sunah Choi, D
"Dein ist mein ganzes Herz"
D 1999, Video, 4:00 min, col & b&w
"Dein ist mein ganzes Herz" shows the images of space rockets, countdown, flight phases and catastrophes with which we have been familiar since the first landing on the moon was broadcast on television. The original sound has been replaced by Franz Lehar’s Evergreen. The rockets glide through the air on the rhythm of the music as if they were taking part in a dance competition. This combination of image and sound marks a departure from the „frame” in which we are accustomed to seeing - remembering - these space vehicles. At the same time, this exaggeratedly aesthetic presentation is also a reference to film, demonstrating the power - or helplessness - of the medium. The film sequesnces are mostly in colour, while the style of the image reminds us of productions from the Sixties and Seventies. The musical accompainment, which was first performed in 1929, renders the film a document of the past.
(from the Catalogue: „German Open“, Wolfsburg)
Sunah Choi
1968 in Pusan, Korea geboren. Lebt seit 1994 in Deutschland. Seit 1995 Studium an der Staatlichen Hochschule für Bildende Künste - Städelschule - in Frankfurt • Gruppenausstellungen (seit 1999): 1999 "Videofestival", INM- Institut für Neue Medien, Frankfurt; "Videoprogramm", Galerie Voges & Deisen, Frankfurt; "screeND", Videoprogramm in Hessen Fernsehen, im Rahmen der Ausstellung "<0-1/ and back again", Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt; "Woman's Art Festival '99: Patjis on Parade", Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea (Kat.); "German Open", Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg (Kat.) • 2000 Frankfurter Schule, Young International Art Frankfurt, Glasgow, GB (Kat.) • Einzelausstellung: 1999 "flowersandleaves", rraum, Meike Behm, Frankfurt • Liste der Videoarbeiten (alle 1998): moving picture, Betacam SP, Farbe, 1min 43sek • toilet piece, Betacam SP, Farbe, 31sek • animated girls, Betacam SP, S/W, 1min 55sek • water piece, Betacam SP, Farbe, 1min 12sek • his life, Betacam SP, Farbe, 2min 48sek • Videoinstallationen (alle 1999): Dein ist mein ganzes Herz, Betacam SP, Farbe, 3min 35sek, als Endlosschleife; Cheek to Cheek, Betacam SP, S/W, 3min 12sek, als Endlosschleife; flowersandleaves, Super 8 mm Farbfilm/auf Video übertragen, Betacam SP, 6min, 15sek, zwei Versionen als Endlosschleife.
