
Ruurlo, Bocurloscheweg, 1910
1997, single-channel video projection, black & white, silent, 10 min loop
This work shows the image of a postcard dating from the early 20th century. On a country road two men are standing near a gigantic tree. In the distance we can see a mill and the outline of a village. At first glance there is nothing that seems strange in this pastoral and picturesque tableau. But when you look closer you notice the leaves of the tree softly moving in the wind.
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This work shows the image of a postcard dating from the early 20th century. On a country road two men are standing near a gigantic tree. In the distance we can see a mill and the outline of a village. At first glance there is nothing that seems strange in this pastoral and picturesque tableau. But when you look closer you notice the leaves of the tree softly moving in the wind.
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Video at Large. from the collection of the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris at Pejman Foundation: Argo Factory, Tehran, 2021 (photo: Hamid Eskandari)

MOCA Jacksonville FL, 2013 (photo Douglas J. Eng Photography)

De Pont Museum for contemporary art, Tilburg, 2009 (photo Peter Cox)

Morris and Helen Belkin Art Galleries Vancouver, 2008 (photo Howard Ursuliak)

Morris and Helen Belkin Art Galleries Vancouver, 2008 (photo Howard Ursuliak)

Morris and Helen Belkin Art Galleries Vancouver, 2008 (photo Howard Ursuliak)
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