Saturday, 17 May 2008


What Are You Wearing Today? Video from Sidney Lo on Vimeo.

Cool video:
”From 1980 to 1981, performing artist Teching Hsieh punched a time clock every hour on the hour, twenty-four hours a day, for an entire year, to observe the passage of time. My series, entitled What Are You Wearing Today?, is an exercise in time and digital replication. I photographed myself everyday for an entire year, from March 10th, 2007 until March 10th, 2008. Like Teching Hsieh’s Time Piece, I illustrated the passage of time by shaving my head and letting it grow throughout the duration of my work. This subject of transience can also be observed by my jeans, which I have worn every single day to coincide with my growing hair. Both elements signify change and growth that conformed to my body throughout this year-long piece."

The guy has some cool clothes. I like the idea of keeping a visual track of your life and then condensing it into a small amount of time. Something that at the time doesn't appear to be that significant, but when grouped together it becomes more noticeable, so in this case just one photo everyday for a year can be transformed into a visually interesting video. It also means that you would be able to pick up on tiny changes that at the time you would over look.

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