House
Kristina Kvalvik / Simon Möller
single-channel video installation. 10 min. 2006. HD/Photo animation
1 min. excerpt
The video presents a digitally constructed façade, typical of Swedish suburban architecture from the 1950s, called “Folkhemmet.”
During the video the façade slowly deteriorates. The inhabitants of the building are oblivious to this and go on with their daily activities. It is not the characters in the video that create the narrative, but rather the changing state of the building. The power relation between the characters in the video and the viewer shifts when the characters look back at the viewer. At this point the viewer changes from being an observer to being observed.
The presentation of the video attempts to create a feeling of being outside, unable to change or influence the slowly changing façade.
Installation shot: En öppen stad. Konsthall C. Hökarängen, Sweden. 2006
