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## Driving (2006)

by Christian Marc Schmidt

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Constructing narrative from disparate, yet thematically related elements, the basis of this piece is video footage found through Google Video using "driving" as the search query. I chose results which depicted the road from a first-person perspective. Footage matching this criteria was edited and sequenced to create a narrative spanning various locations around the world, different weather and traffic conditions, highways, country roads and city streets, as well as different times of day. The result is a commentary on the construct and use of space as defined by the path

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Constructing narrative from disparate, yet thematically related elements, the basis of this piece is video footage found through Google Video using "driving" as the search query. I chose results which depicted the road from a first-person perspective. Footage matching this criteria was edited and sequenced to create a narrative spanning various locations around the world, different weather and traffic conditions, highways, country roads and city streets, as well as different times of day. The result is a commentary on the construct and use of space as defined by the path--told through the lenses of individual agents, acting independently, yet brought together by means of a single, external objective and curatorial intent.

The final piece was re-uploaded to Google Video.

###### Work metadata

- Year Created: 2006
- Submitted to ArtBase: Thursday Aug 17th, 2006
- Original Url: http://www.christianmarcschmidt.com/index.php?template=project&id=driving
- Permalink: http://www.christianmarcschmidt.com/index.php?template=project&id=driving
- Work Credits:
  - Christian Marc Schmidt, creator

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###### Artist Statement

Constructing narrative from disparate, yet thematically related elements, the basis of this piece is video footage found through Google Video using "driving" as the search query. I chose results which depicted the road from a first-person perspective. Footage matching this criteria was edited and sequenced to create a narrative spanning various locations around the world, different weather and traffic conditions, highways, country roads and city streets, as well as different times of day. The result is a commentary on the construct and use of space as defined by the path�told through the lenses of individual agents, acting independently, yet brought together by means of a single, external objective and curatorial intent.

The final piece was re-uploaded to Google Video.

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