
New York Walls, 2000, four channel video installation, Loops 5', DVD, stereo(Extract)
Colored walls in New York form the monochrome backgrounds in front of
which passersby make their short appearance. Passing cars temporarily
subdivide the image into new colored areas. The perpetual motion, just
like the typical New York sound – voices, traffic, sirens – contrasts
with the static image frames and the simple structure of the
backgrounds.
In quiet moments, when the pedestrian or traffic flow decreases, the
walls then only reflect lights or movement taking place in the distance.
Picturesque moments emerge in which the wall appears as an image in the
foreground, in order to again become the stage for the appearance of
the passersby. New York walls runs as loop on four monitors.

