ABOUT THE WORK
In THE SWING by Claudia Hart, a Rococo-styled 3D avatar of a woman—all blush-pink with rosy cheeks—swings back and forth in the frame, bookended by a pair of trees that slowly shed their leaves. The vibe is melancholic and dilated, conjuring a sense of oblivion that feels peaceful in its certainty.
Her wooded surroundings ebb and flow at different rate, imitating stop-motion. Years pass in a matter of moments. The avatar is the driver of all of these cycles, but a driver scarcely in control; instead, she is Mother Nature heading straight for what she suspects might be oblivion.
Sound by Kurt Hentschlager, using an appropriated music box.
THE SWING IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Borusan Contemporary; Thoma Foundation; the Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Collection.
THE SWING IN PAST EXHIBITIONS
2010, EMPIRE, solo exhibition, Wood Street Galleries, Pittsburgh, PA
2009, TWILIGHT, solo exhibition, bitforms Gallery, New York, NY
2007, VIDEO PROJECTS, Catharine Clark Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2007, MEME: ROMANTICISM, The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, curated by Michele Thursz, New York, NY
2006, MUX, Media Festival, Polytechnic University Integrated Digital Media Institute and Parsons Design + Technology, Brooklyn, NY
