centre pompidou video art @ acmi

Yesterday my mum and i went and checked out the centre pompidou video art 1965-2005 exhibition at acmi. it was pretty awesome. there of course was some stuff that didnt interest me that much but most of the instalations were really awesome. i really liked Interface (Peter Campus, USA, 1972) where a pane of glass features as both a screen and a mirror and visitors can superimpose their relflection onto the screen, its pretty ghost-like. i also really liked Switch ( Tony Oursler, USA 1996) which is a series of cloth dolls whose faces are projections of real faces (including David Bowie's). they are kind of creepy in a way. a few of them were a little bit interactive such as Interface and Going Around the Corners Piece (Bruce Nauman, USA, 1970) which uses surveillance cameras that track visitors around corners. In order to see everything properly and sit and watch all the videos it is a good idea to have quite a bit of time on your hands if you are going to go visit this exhibition. its free and running until sunday the 27th of may. more info on the acmi website.