Myriam Thyes: Apotheosis of Glasgow High-rises
Artist(s):
Title:
- Apotheosis of Glasgow High-rises
Exhibition:
Creation Year:
- 2013-2014
Medium:
- Video
Size:
- 6:30 min.
Category:
Artist Statement:
Conceived as a ceiling projection, the video gazes into te often changing sky of Glasgow: In the city centre, Victorian buildings stand in a grid of streets filled with cars and buses. Towards the periphery, high-rises are dominating the landscape; the tower blocks stand in the never ending noise of the urban motorway M8. Once, these high-rises were ultra-modern and popular, but meanwhile they are old and neglected, partially abandoned, and many of them are being demolished. Some former inhabitants romanticise “their” good high-rises, others don’t want to see them anymore and prefer little family homes. The video ends with an ascension of high-rises: an apotheosis of changing ways of urban life. The video animation quotes and interweaves constructivist and baroque aesthetics.
