Totem of Heavenly Wisdom

Tamiko Thiel, 1997
Source: Tamiko Thiel, 1997

Tamiko Thiel

Totem of Heavenly Wisdom , – ongoing
Co-workers & Funding
Tamiko Thiel, 1996. Music composed and played by Teed Rockwell. Body performance: Tien-Huei. Editing and post-production consultant: David Rauch. Sound engineering: Allen Lam. Technical recording help by Track-5 Studios Munich. Post production: Artist's Equipment Access Grant in 1996 from the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC), San Francisco.
http://www.tamikothiel.com/totem/tohw/
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Description
To create this 5-channel video sculpture the artist searched for abstract forms and movements of the human body that trigger powerful associations with the processes of life and death, transforming images of "innocent" body parts into fetishistic objects, projections of the viewer's own desires and fears.
Keywords
Technology & Material
Display
Tower of 5 of the same monitor
Exhibitions & Events
Plugged In
CHIK TEK 97: Women Artists Defining Technology
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