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Skytypers, 1997 (excerpt) - Film and video
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Skytypers, 1997

16 mm film loop, colour, 6’23”
projector, loop system, projection table
approx. 210 x 280 cm
edition 5 + 1 AP
added: ProRes 422 HQ, aspect ratio 4:3

Note / MvW: ‘In New York I regularly saw advertising texts in the sky above the city in the form of matrix letters, which were radio-controlled from aircraft. That gave me the idea of hiring five pilots and having them draw an abstract and Morse-like trail across the sky.’

Related exhibitions

  • Nahebei in der Ferne, Düsseldorf, Germany, 2014
  • Tapis volants, Toulouse, France, 2012
  • Dichtbij in de verte, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 2011
  • Skytypers, New York, USA, 1997
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