SOUND OF THE BREAK
Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, 23 March – 29 May, 2023
all photos: (c) Günzel / Rademacher
Price’s moving-image works are grounded in a conceptual approach. Each of her videos is the result of meticulous research and a wide-ranging examination of archives and collections of material. In the course of her digital appropriation, Price develops new narratives from art objects and documents of historical events. Initially working with PowerPoint, and now with a professional video-editing program, the artist creates moving-image films that combine photographs, archival materials, documents, text, graphics, animation, and sound to form new contexts. A key component of these works is their deployment of sound in space. The visual and sonic narrative is created through the acoustic atmosphere of a technological-synthetic voiceover. The hierarchical world of work’s transformation through digitization is a recurring theme, in particular the rise of information work, office activities, and administration. Price’s videos raise questions about power, gender, value, and language, situating them in the shared space of technology and culture. For SOUND OF THE BREAK she is showing two expansive installations, each with two corresponding video works: A RESTORATION (2016) and FELT TIP (2018), as well as UNDERFOOT (2022) and NIGHT OF THE WORLD (2023). In addition, four video lectures on view provide insights into the artist’s working process.
Marie Oucherif 