Impermanence - 1 channel

(1 channel video, 23min)

“Impermanence: The Time of Man,” is a video installation that explores the temporal nature of life. Developed for “The Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai Lama,” it marked one the the first artistic uses of video iPods.

The installation is based on 122 interviews taken with people, who answered questions about their thoughts on the subject. These videos were edited down into short films that are shown simultaneously on a circle of the iPods. David and Hi-Jin choreographed the installation by changing the mood, tempo, rhythm and method of delivery at specific intervals during the exhibit. As viewer circle the room, they often find a face, a person, or a topic that resonates with them. Some viewers may choose to circle the room for a few minutes, taking in only a small sample of each speaker. Other may stay much longer. In the end, most leave with a deep impression about how impermanence has touched their lives.
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Venues
2006UCLA Fowler Museum of Culture History, Los Angeles, CA
2006 Loyola University Museum of Art, Chicago, IL
2006 SPUR Projects, Portola Valley, CA
2007 Rubin Museum of Art, New York
2008 Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2008 Hillside Terrace Gallery, Tokyo Japan
2009 Frost Art Museum, Miami, FL
2009 Fundacion Canal, Madrid, Spain
2010 Nobel Museum, Stockholm, Sweden
2011 San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, Texas
2018 Asian Art Museum - San Francisco,  Impermanence