D (Detroit)
Künstler/in
Felix Malnig
(geb. 1967 in Nürnberg, Deutschland)
Date2007/2008
ClassificationsVideo
MediumVideoarbeit in einem Schuber: 2 Videos auf 2 DVD-R, PAL, 4.3, SD, color, no sound,exhibtion copies und 2 Videos auf 2 MiniDV, PAL, 4:3, SD, color, no sound, security copies und 2 Fotos (Videostills)
Paper Support6-teilig
DimensionsSchuber: 21,2 x 15 x 4,5 cm; Videos: 16 min 21 sec 160 ms; 48 min 36 sec 480 ms; 17 min 37 sec 440 ms; 50 min 26 sec 920 ms, Fotos je: 14 x 18,8 cm
Credit LineArtothek des Bundes
Object number27198
DescriptionIn Felix Malnig's 2007 video D, a protean view of downtown Detroit is seen from the elevated tracks of the People Mover, a transportation system that circles the inner city. The train allows the rider-and the viewer-to see a passing city in a slow state of renewal but still blighted by neglect, failed projects and its own economically and socially challenged history. Along the way, the Renaissance Center appears; an important symbol of urban regeneration initiated in the early 70's after rioting left the city burned and battered. The RenCen was completed in 1977 but never lived up to its potential as a spark for the development of new downtown. For Malnig, the Renaissance Center is an important symbol of the reality of many urban projects that attempt to positively change the fabric of urban living, but in the end, become empty commercial islands that do little to connect to the community or serve its constituents. Like his paintings and works on paper, Malnig's film loop functions as a slow-moving frame that delivers scenes of a city in a state of change and evolution that ultimately returns to its own starting point. Felix Malnig lives and works in Vienna. He has shown his work throughout Europe; some of his signifcant recent exhibitions include Ghost Town at the Strabag Kunstforum, Vienna, Ghost Town at devening projects + editions, Chicago, Delusion at Habres + Partner, Vienna; First View at Hilger Contemporary, Vienna; artlab, Vienna; Visual Drugs, Zurich; and many more. More information: www.felixmalnig.atDan Devening, 2008
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