Michael Naimark - Style Research


http://projection-mapping.org/projection-mapping-in-1980



In Displacements, Naimark explored the concept of recording a live event, then re-playing that event via projection in the same physical space. Naimark constructed a mock living room out of thrift store finds, including a sofa, easy chair, several tables with ashtrays and junk food, wall hangings, etc., all situated around a working television set. He then filmed the living room with a rotating camera (at 1 rpm) shooting 16mm film.




I really like the idea of painting a story onto a plain lifeless background and room with different textures. Because the projector rotates you only get fragments of what in happening in the projections leaving the audience to place together a narrative. It is also a good example on how to project onto different surfaces successfully. 

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