12 Reasons to Stand Somewhere
Paul Harrison
British, born 1966
John Wood
British, born Hong Kong 1969
1998
A 1:10 color video with sound that places a lone man standing against an empty gallery wall to probe presence, attention, and the everyday act of standing.
What strikes you first is the figure’s stillness and small scale — a formally composed, almost centered man in a blue shirt against a blank white wall and polished floor that amplify silence and scrutiny.
Working within conceptual and performance-based video practices, this piece strips gesture to its minimum to make visible how context and duration shape meaning and our habits of looking.
Medium
Video (color, sound)
Dimensions
1:10 min.
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of the artists
Accession
563.2004
Palette
Art Terms
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