In the distance, 2010

35 mm film loop, aspect ratio 4:3, colour, 2’00”
projector, loop system
approx. 300 x 400 cm
edition 3 + 1 AP
added: ProRes 422 HQ, aspect ratio 16:9
N.B. In the distance is part of Life, a concert in collaboration with composer Louis Andriessen with four films.

Note / Drops of condensation roll down a windowpane before the artist’s hand wipes them away, clearing the view and revealing the relaxed elderly couple in the distance. MvW: ‘With their blurred and un-blurred existence far away, I wanted to emphasize the notion of temporality and the end of time.’