In the Mind’s Eye
Creator:
Krikorian, Tamara-
This work is part of the rewind archive.
Duration: 13m 51s
Year: 1977
Original formats:1/2 inch EIAJ reel-to-reel
Media types:Video
Type of work:Videotape
Funding source: Self
Catalogue for Biddick Farm Artists Video 1977 pdf here
“Of the origins of In the Mind’s Eye (1977) she (Tamara Krikorian) wrote:
“I thought about ways of approaching formalism through some sort of restricted narrative, and I used Rimbald’s poem ‘In Winter’ [describing a railway journey] as the structure of the work, while retaining obvious self-referral devices…concerned with the perception of video/TV per se.’We hear her read the poem in French, then see first the changing view form a train window; then its re-played image on a TV monitor; then (remarkably) its image reflected in her eye.”
LVA first catalogue, 1978. David Curtis, A History of Artists’ Film and Video in Britain. British Film Institute, 2007.
Catalogue of Biddick Farm Artists Video 1977, includes work by Tamara Krikorian.pdf here
Poster for the 10th Paris Biennale, includes information on Krikorian’s ‘In the mind’s eye’.pdf here
‘Tamara Krikorian Video Artists on Tour’, leaflet detailing Krikorian’s recent works and practice. Includes information on ‘In the mind’s eye’.pdf here
Statement by the artist on the work ‘In the mind’s eye’, 1977.pdf here
Leaflet detailing information on the artist and recent works, including ‘In the mind’s eye’.pdf here
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