In One Way Out, film’s materiality, malleability and fragility are stressed by the fact that instead of being reeled by a looping plate, a suspended suction mechanism moves through a pipe that enhances the fluttering sound. The image projected is a random array of scratches and marks left by the friction of the celluloid against the tin pipe during the exhibition.

 

One Way Out, 2009

16mm film, optical sound, projector, ventilator, tube

Image 1: Installation view at Braunschweig Kunstverein, 2011 © Rosa Barba

Image 2: Installation view at carlier gebauer, 2011 © Rosa Barba

One Way Out has been on display at the following locations:

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 2024

Centre Pompidou, 2023

Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, 2021

Cornerhouse Playtime, Manchester, 2014

Kunsthalle Bremen, 2018

Gallery KHMI, Malmö, 2018

Malmö Konsthall, 2017

Cornerhouse Playtime, Manchester, 2014

Galleria Civica Trento, 2011

Braunschweig Kunstverein, 2011

carlier gebauer, 2011

Lux at Zoo London, 2009

Gio Marconi, Milan, 2009