Canadian video artist and photographer Mark Lewis (*1957) explores the visual language of the cinema and questions its conventions in his work. The London-based artist produces his films using actors and professional crews, but most of the films end abruptly after an average running time of four minutes – the length of one roll of film. The dimension of time also plays another significant role in Lewis’s work: he often uses slow pans of landscapes and buildings, which develop a hypnotic suction effect upon the viewer. Algonquin Park, Early March is an example of a monochromatic, almost abstract tribute to the picturesque elements of the Canadian landscape. In contrast, Churchyard Row takes us on a journey through the architectural bleakness of a working-class neighborhood in London. Exhibition schedule: Kunstverein in Hamburg, April 16 – July 3, 2005

Bilingual text in English and German.

Edited by Yilmaz Dziewior
Contributions byTom Holert, Catherine Wood

132pages
8.3 x 11 inches
ISBN 9783775716246
92 illustrations, 90 in colour
Softcover
Hatje Cantz
2006