Diachronic and Synchronic Geegaws
New York based artist and architect Bruce McClure works with multiple 16mm film projectors re-envisioning the tradition of ‘expanded cinema’. Intervening in the trajectory of light from the source to the spectator, he creates on-screen cinematic projections that really only exist in the uniqueness of each individual performance.
Three especially adjusted projectors are loaded with 16mm flicker loops between 1 base to 23 emulsion and 1 base to 1 emulsion. The intervals are based on the measure of the distance between the main lamp light axis and the optical sound lamp light axis. Combinations of these loops will be shined on the screen creating different flicker for each projector with various bulb intensities and focus. McClure uses metal plate inserts in the film shoe of the projector which assembly the succession of portals as light moves from the lamp to the screen. The work proposes that focus becomes more mobile once you add foreign objects into the light path. The spatial intervals or scenics created inside the machine become a gateway for the lowly projector to enter the citadel as a major participant. The five works in Diachronic and Synchronic Geegaws will change the citadel of the Seatless Cinema into an intense optical soundscape.
Christmas Tree Stand (USA, 2004, 16mm, 30 min)
Rack and Slide (USA, 2006, 16mm, 30 min)
Projector Placements (USA, 2006, 16mm, 75 min
Nethergate (USA, 2006, 16mm, 30 min)
Untitled Compliment (USA, 2007 16mm, 30 min)
