Man with Cockerel

(video installation without sound, dimensions variable, 2003)

In a totally dark room, projection on both sides of a screen suspended in the middle. Projected edge to edge it looks like a floating mirror in a dark room. A man enters from the right carrying a cockerel, in total synchronisation with his reflection. In the ambiguous space, he pauses, seems to strike a pose as he looks at the viewer. In, what may be seen as, a state of resolution of some sort he breaks up into little atoms and dissolves. He suddenly reappears as the cockerel struggles and succeeds to escape. The synchronisation with the reflection breaks as the man runs after the cockerel and his reflection slowly follows him. The man returns with the captured cockerel, once again in sync with his reflection and the sisyphean sequence of escape/capture, resolution and the "ruptured reflection" is repeated silently and endlessly on a 'floating' mirror.

It is a 3 sec. event which is digitally stretched to 27 sec. seamless loop. It has no beginning or end and acquires meaning as it plays endlessly.