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Jaime Davidovich

Statement

When I applied to the residency program at the WTC I proposed a project "Mile High" I stated in the application "I am currently working on a series of"Video Paintings" consisting of video images of the New York skyline combined with paintings done in acrylic on canvas. Each painting is mounted on the wall with a video projected onto it. It is the interrelationship between the two mediums that creates the actual work"

During my residency I worked on the 91st floor regularly very early in the morning like 6AM and video the views with the nite mist.I will come back later in the afternoon and video the sunset.I was interested in capturing in real time the passing of time from this "mile high" perspective.The 'raw" images were later on catalogue and archive for on site pieces.The event of 9/11 have dramatically altered the context and the meaning of my project.The landscapes I videotaped now exist in our collective memory,and are full of anger, sadness and a range of other complex emotions. The original concept of working between video and painting is being transformed into a new hybrid of real time and memory.

My work deals with scale, juxtapositions,metaphors and real time.The WTC was a place where all the elements of lay work found a common ground.My videos of sunrise and sunset from this "Mile High" are my past-time and my memory is my "real time"