1. breathing_wall x 2

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    Filmed in the lapse of five years, moving images of crowds in public spaces are distorted through a lens; treated as a canvas, the video format is then cut and paste weaving layers of different periods and places resulting in a color field composition of intervals of time within a space.

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  2. BREATHING_WALL_x2

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    Filmed in the lapse of five years, moving images of crowds in public spaces are distorted through a lens; treated as a canvas, the video format is then cut and paste weaving layers of different periods and places resulting in a color field composition of intervals of time within a space.

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  3. Filmed in the lapse of five years, moving images of crowds in public spaces are distorted through a lens; treated as a canvas, the video format is then cut and paste weaving layers of different periods and places resulting in a color field composition of intervals of time within a space. commissioned by the city of los angeles for the tom bradley international terminal, 58 40' lcd monitors are located in the arrival's floor.

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  4. H2O was commissioned by Korman Communities for their AKA Hotel in Central Park, NYC 6 Video Projectors, custom CPU and software Dimensions of projection: H 4.5 x W 45 feet wall Duration: 5 mins

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  5. MONIKA BRAVO SEPT 10 2011, Uno nunca muere la vispera, 2001 DVD 5 minutes 43 seconds sound: flora and fauna, codek records 2000 On Sept. 10 2001, I filmed the views from my LMCC studio at the World Trade Center’s Tower one 92nd floor, originally intended for A_Maze, a piece I was working on at the time, The film depicts a thunderstorm from what would be the last day the towers stood. That evening I left close to midnight taking with me the mini…

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documentation of monika bravo's time-based work, from single-multiple projections to interactive installations.

artist webpage: monikabravo.com

artist statement:

I am interested in working with ideas of the tangible and the intangible and to question whether the world we live in, is but a mental construction. I am using my work to decipher my own existence, I believe that people and events are hieroglyphs

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documentation of monika bravo's time-based work, from single-multiple projections to interactive installations.

artist webpage: monikabravo.com

artist statement:

I am interested in working with ideas of the tangible and the intangible and to question whether the world we live in, is but a mental construction. I am using my work to decipher my own existence, I believe that people and events are hieroglyphs and maps to be decoded; and since I can remember I have always been both fascinated and preoccupied with the most of existential concerns. By using still and moving images, sound, interactive devices and industrial materials such as mirror, glass, acrylic, I create visual exercises of perception where I can examine the relationships between the physical, emotional, rational and spiritual fields. The use of materials that compose the pieces is a result of years of experiments to reduce these ideas to their most simple expression thus generating a sense of magic and wonder as they are perceived. The work serves as a tool giving the viewers the chance to project or reflect their own personal narratives allowing them to navigate along the different layers and depths.

The approach to landscape and nature in my work ranges from the philosophical (what are we doing here?) to the emotional (when does a space become a place? ) for example, In the ongoing series La ilaha il Allah (2009), I examine the responsibility towards the environment by showcasing natural phenomena in a painterly manner. Recently in so far away yet so close (2011), for an exhibition on the US/MEXICO border, I was challenged to transcend the political meaning of what the border is and decided to layer it into a more philosophical question; are the political borders none other that lines in our imagination?

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