Thru, 2003
Peter Downsbrough
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Thru, 2003
Peter Downsbrough
© the artist(s) & producer(s)
Thru, 2003
Peter Downsbrough
© the artist(s) & producer(s)
Thru, 2003
Peter Downsbrough
© the artist(s) & producer(s)
Thru, 2003
Peter Downsbrough
© the artist(s) & producer(s)
Thru, 2003
Peter Downsbrough
© the artist(s) & producer(s)
Thru, 2003
Peter Downsbrough
© the artist(s) & producer(s)
Thru, 2003
Peter Downsbrough
© the artist(s) & producer(s)
Thru, 2003
Peter Downsbrough
© the artist(s) & producer(s)
Thru, 2003
Peter Downsbrough
© the artist(s) & producer(s)
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Thru
LABEL_WORK_CREATORS
Peter Downsbrough (A video by)
LABEL_WORK_COLLABORATOR
Hans Meijer (Camera)
Argos vzw (Produced by)
Mira Sanders (Production manager)
LABEL_WORK_PRODUCTIONCOUNTRYYEAR
BELGIUM 2003
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DVCAM 00:09:32 PAL col. and b&w LABEL_WORK_SOUND
LABEL_WORK_DESCRIPTION
’Thru’ is a dialectic investigation of two urban locations, one inside, the other outside. The video was conceived as a double projection, partly taking the designated space – the exhibition space at Argos – as its subject. The image alternates in a symmetrical rhythm between long, inert and twilit panoramas of the exhibition space and short, static shots of a nearby, busy street. The shifts in direction and angle of the camera create an impression that the lens is exploring these locations, assessing and measuring them.

The title, a phonetic abbreviation of ‘through’ does not appear until the end, apart from its linguistic relation to ‘movement’ and ‘space’ it is also a suggestion of ‘the end’. The video is an invitation to the spectator to reflect on the meaning and structure of words and their relation to the concepts they designate.

LABEL_WORK_PRESERVED_BY_ARGOS