Declining Nude
Apr 1, 1989
Description:
While in residence at Western Front, Brice Canyon produced the single-channel video Declining Nude. The camera pans over Canyon as he lays nude on a blue sheet, writhing with his eyes closed as Vivaldi’s “Nisi Dominus” plays. Whether he’s experiencing pain or ecstasy is ambiguous, a tension heightened by the soundtrack and use of overlapping footage that multipies the body.
Video documentation is available upon request.
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