At the heart of everything a row of holes
- Submitting institution
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University of Edinburgh
- Unit of assessment
- 32 - Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory
- Output identifier
- 53658860
- Type
- L - Artefact
- Location
- National Galleries of Scotland (Modern One)
- Open access status
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- Month of production
- June
- Year of production
- 2014
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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0
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Additional information
- At the Heart of Everything a Row of Holes was an installation produced by Torsten Lauschmann.
It was commissioned for the landmark series of exhibitions Generation: 25 Years of Contemporary Art in Scotland, 2014. It was exhibited at Modern One, National Galleries of Scotland, 28 June 2014 – 25 January 2015.
The installation was developed though technical and theoretical investigation of the history of computing and automatons. This research culminated in the innovative use of a moving head video projector and multi-channel audio to create a 360° immersive environment. The installation created a novel hybrid between documentary cinema screening, light show and automaton display.
The installation represented a new adaption of Lauschmann’s critically acclaimed Margaret Tait Award performance of the same title, performed since 2001 in Glasgow (Glasgow Film Theatre and Tramway), London (Rio Cinema with Lux and Modern Painters), Melbourne (National Theatre with ACCA) and Berlin (Volksbühne). These first presentations were live performances.
The Generation show developed the research by presenting a work that is double the length – a 45-minute installation – which involved new components including a multi-screen, multi-projector, complex lighting system, and a prepared and remote-controlled toy monkey. It also involved a new surround sound composition, produced by Lauschmann for Player Piano and screen.
Lauschmann developed the film through added ethnographical archival and personal footage. This involved extended research into the anthropological and colonial aspects of the subject and the way in which technology has been used as a weapon of colonialism.
The exhibition attracted an international audience of 20,000 visitors over a period of 6 months. It was covered in the national and international press and a catalogue was published by National Galleries of Scotland and Glasgow Life. See Appendix, page 20.
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