Definition Landfill was shot in 2014 during a residency in San Antonio, Texas. The 35mm film piece is the portrait of a monumental landfill overgrown with grass not far from Los Angeles. From the perspective of the circling helicopter an artificial elevation in a hilly landscape is observed and scanned by means of film material. A robotic computer voice reads out a self-created definition of the term ‘landfill’. The monotonous voice, generated by a voice recognition software that is as artificial as the landscape it describes, speaks of the possibility of seeing the landfill as an arranged accumulation of found objects that in turn reveal an art work in itself. The spatio-temporal dimension residing within the landscape is analyzed through film and language and can be experienced both physically and intellectually.
Definition Landfill, 2014
35mm film, color, optical sound; 5 min
Image 1: Film still © Rosa Barba
Image 2: Installation view at Artpace San Antonio, 2014. Photo: Mark Menjivar © Rosa Barba
Definition Landfill has been on display at the following locations:
Artpace San Antonio, 2014, Kunsthaus Graz, 2015