Impact of urban spaces and moving image projects of media in video art
Näveri, Aleksandra (2021)
Näveri, Aleksandra
2021
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202104306465
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202104306465
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The concept of urban space and city environment in the contemporary art field can be understood in various ways through different perspectives. This thesis examined not only the visual characterizations of the city, but also to focus on urbanism through global culture, identity and the relation between an individual and the space. The second essential theme in the thesis was to examine moving image projects of media, such as the style of commercial films and their impact on video art by the certain visual aspects merged within avant-garde elements. The discussion of how media and commercialised content is seen within the art world was also a research component of the written part of the thesis. To support the versatility of the research problem and objectives, projects by Isaac Julien, Hito Steyerl and Jesper Just were discussed to unwrap how urban spaces and media had been used as a theme in contemporary video art. The topics were explored by analysing a variety of books, academic writings and web articles, as well as through informative videos and documented interviews.
As a practical part of the research, a two-channelled video artwork Urban Chaos was a case study for the thesis. By reporting the aspects of directing, cinematography and post-production, the creative process became a constructive way to follow how urban environment and media aesthetics can be reflected in every step of the art production. The video work Urban Chaos was created to be a part of the Fine Art study path’s degree show Kaleidoscopers, originally planned to be exhibited in the spring 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the exhibition however had to be postponed, which forced the artists to present their works in a digital environment on the exhibition’s website.
As a practical part of the research, a two-channelled video artwork Urban Chaos was a case study for the thesis. By reporting the aspects of directing, cinematography and post-production, the creative process became a constructive way to follow how urban environment and media aesthetics can be reflected in every step of the art production. The video work Urban Chaos was created to be a part of the Fine Art study path’s degree show Kaleidoscopers, originally planned to be exhibited in the spring 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the exhibition however had to be postponed, which forced the artists to present their works in a digital environment on the exhibition’s website.