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Automaton. HD video with sound 6 min. 2006
Automaton was filmed with a motion control rig. This machine is normally used for compositing and special effects
in film and Television. Though barely glimpsed in the final work, the machine assumes a performing role as it gracefully
tracks around the chromed curves of the drum-kit whilst a mesmerising drum solo unfolds. Commissioned by Film and
Video Umbrella, London and first exhibited at Tate Britain as part of ‘Single Shot’, Automaton has since been exhibited
at venues in the UK and internationally.
Stills photography by J. Westover.
View excerpt of film at fvu.co.uk
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