Psychics VII : Michael van Olffen / Las Palmas, Wilhelminakade 322, Rotterdam
Video, 59 mn 14 sec, 2008
A series of psychic readings of spaces, commissioned by the
artist in an attempt at connecting with the past of domestic or
exhibition spaces, despite the limitations of rational discourse.
The
video is not
edited, respecting the actual duration of the performance.
Las
Palmas was built in 1953 in the harbour of Rotterdam as a warehouse for the Holland-America
Line, and now hosts, among others, the Nederlands Fotomuseum.
Rotterdam, December 9, 2008.
Commissioned for Questioning History, Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam, 2008-09 (cur. by Frank van der Stok)