Adrian Melis Cuba / Spain, b. 1985
Moments that shaped the world 1. Havana-Berlin, 2011
Video, h.264, stereo, colour.
2' 52''
Edition of 10
‘Moments that Shaped the World’ is a series of videos where the juxtaposition of image and sound plays with our perception and opens up interpretations. Composed by the artist with...
‘Moments that Shaped the World’ is a series of videos where the juxtaposition of image and sound plays with our perception and opens up interpretations. Composed by the artist with material sourced online, it is a form of a visual diary inspired by his first-hand experiences in various socio-political contexts.
The video is composed of a still-frame shot of a street in Havana with audio of the live CNN broadcast of the Berlin wall’s fall on 9 November 1989. This simple disjunction between image and sound suggests the persistence of an ideological system which fell apart in certain parts of the world but still shapes life in Cuba.
The video is composed of a still-frame shot of a street in Havana with audio of the live CNN broadcast of the Berlin wall’s fall on 9 November 1989. This simple disjunction between image and sound suggests the persistence of an ideological system which fell apart in certain parts of the world but still shapes life in Cuba.