AGAIN AND AGAIN (1998)

In the video installation “Again & Again” Melhus tells—not without humor—the story of a person engaged in an inner dialogue on the subject of reproduction, only to be rejected by the clone whose qualities are superior to his own. The possibility of multiplying oneself ends in a loss of subjectivity. While in this case Melhus questions the identity of the self set before a genetically-altered living situation, in his preceding works he exposed the self as being the projection surface of medial images. Curiously on the theme of cloning a single channel video is multiplied on 8 screens.

Director: Bjørn Melhus
Runtime: 8 min
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Original Language: en
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What is AGAIN AND AGAIN about?
In the video installation “Again & Again” Melhus tells—not without humor—the story of a person engaged in an inner dialogue on the subject of reproduction, only to be rejected by the clone whose qualities are superior to his own. The possibility of multiplying oneself ends in a loss of subjectivity. While in this case Melhus questions the identity of the self set before a genetically-altered living situation, in his preceding works he exposed the self as being the projection surface of medial images. Curiously on the theme of cloning a single channel video is multiplied on 8 screens.
Who directed AGAIN AND AGAIN?
AGAIN AND AGAIN was directed by Bjørn Melhus.
How long is AGAIN AND AGAIN?
AGAIN AND AGAIN has a runtime of 8m (8 minutes).