hammer, 2020
Video installation
5 video excerpts, looping
Whenever something grandiose is constructed, it inherently embodies the catastrophe of its own collapse.
In this video installation, a structure undergoes a transformative process in which it functions as part of an autonomous, "breathing" and "pulsating", system of self-destruction. The system registers my heartbeat using an ECG monitor and my pulse activates a process of demolition in which everything collapses into itself. By utilizing this system, my heart sends its electrical signals to 45 explosives planted inside the bricks of the structure's walls, which are triggered sequentially along with my pulse. The more I am able to remain calm in face of the situation, the slower the structure will suffer damage. If my heart rate paces faster, it will bring everything down rapidly. The end is imminent no matter what.
