Martin playlist
Created by Martin Arrano
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ILLUSION OR REALITY?!
This is a story about our habits and inspirations, that create illusion and reality of our life. Shot on a Kodak 16mm, Moscow 2018.
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Bill Viola – The Raft, May 2004
What comes to mind at the mention of a raft? Naturally, many people would imagine a large water body. Using a raft to cross over water means desperation and determination to reach the other side. When Bill Viola incorporated this aspect of human struggle into his artwork, people were impressed by the story he was telling. The Raft tells the story of a group of people comprised of both men and women drawn from diverse economic and ethnic backgrounds. At first, they appear calm as they wait in line but this state of affairs is quickly shifted by a sudden flow of water. Since no one saw it coming, no one is prepared for it – some are knocked over by the force of the water while some try as hard as they can to support their weight and survive. There is water everywhere and the once nice clothes that distinguished the affluent from the poor are no longer attractive. With pummeled bodies and clothes, the cold starts to creep in and the group is hard hit by nature. The faces can tell of the anguish and desperation to survive as the limbs try to grasp at anything that could offer a lifeline. Did nature suddenly have mercy? Just as the water storm had begun, suddenly, it stops. The aftermath is nothing short of freight, suffering and shock.
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The Others
Tokyo Shibuya intersection. Many people come and go here in a moment. When you are in the crowd, it's absorbed by the energy of the big city, the noise of the city disappears, and you feel like you are alone in this city.
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Public Media Art #1 "WAVE"
An enormous art installation that wraps around a building in South Korea and continuously plays an anamorphic illusion of waves crashing around what appears to be an aquarium. Here’s what d’strict has to say about the work: “‘WAVE’ with anamorphic illusion has been successfully revealed on a magnificent DOOH of COEX K-POP SQUARE, the largest & high-definition outdoor advertising screen in S.Korea at 80.1m (w) x 20.1M (h).”
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The Others
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Tokyo Shibuya intersection. Many people come and go here in a moment. When you are in the crowd, it's absorbed by the energy of the big city, the noise of the city disappears, and you feel like you are alone in this city.