A Study of the Relationships Between inner and Outer Space
David Lamelas
Argentine, born 1946
1969
A 1969 installation that pairs a 16mm black-and-white film projection with vintage gelatin-silver photographs and typed pages to probe how inner, psychological spaces relate to externally mapped, geographic spaces.
In a dim room a bright rectangular map—its center a dark, ambiguous blot—glows on a tripod screen while small glossy prints on the wall catch stray light and a few empty chairs emphasize a hushed, analytical viewing experience.
By turning a projected film into a room-sized inquiry into mapping, narrative, and perception, Lamelas helped expand cinema into installation and conceptual art and challenged how images and texts construct our sense of place and self.
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16mm film (black and white, sound; 24 min.), projection screen, eleven vintage gelatin silver prints, and two typewritten pages
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Acquired through the generosity of Robert Speyer, the Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Jill Kraus, Beatriz and Andres von Buch, Estrellita Brodsky, Adriana Cisneros de Griffin, Mauro Herlitzka, Marie-Josée Kravis, Raul Naón, Carlos Padula, Gonzalo Parodi, and Ernesto Poma
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577.2012.1-2
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