Ladies and Gentlemen, I am on a mission. My task is complete Anna Karenina by May 2007 because I started back in May 2006. It is a mother of a book, and I am finally on the last 50 pages!! I consider it the training wheels to WAR AND PEACE. So, what does this have to do with Acconci? Well, as I had my nose completely buried in my book walking into class Monday, I look up for a brief moment to see this face staring out into the audience, singing and discussing something about love. I thought he was trying be the next Bob Dylan. Anyway, as I sat down, continuing to read....wait, that is not right. As much as I tried to read a sentence, Acconci's melodious tune kept drawing me back to the screen (or the video monitor...or both simeltaneously). His work THEME SONG violated my reading time, and I was hypnotized; I could not stop staring at the man. It made me ponder: was he singing to me? Acconci's work and his articles imply that video is a separate medium. It is more intimate, face-to-face as he said. He tries to get the viewer not to take their eyes off him, and it worked! I just could not help stare at this man, looking sightly up as if I was standing before him. The aura of intimacy and having people literally stop and watch was achieved. Video seems to be the medium that can create a more warm, comforting experience OR a violating environment as seen in Mrianda July's THE AMATEURIST. It evokes emotion in the viewer, to make us believe that we are connected to the piece we view. Thanks to Mr. Acconci, I had to put my book down for that brief moment (losing my place as well) in time and stare into his puppy dog, hopelessly devouted eyes.
P.S. I will keep you updated on my progression on Anna Karenina.
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