Judith Ammann / Group VIII, Apr 99 - Sept 99

SOME THINGS TO BE SEEN OR TAKING PLACE NOT NECESSARILY RELATED TO EACH OTHER

9/22/99 to

MAK Center at the Mackey Apartments, 1137 - 1141 South Cochran Avenue, Los Angeles, CA

Graphic designer, artist, and filmmaker Judith Ammann presented two projects she completed in Los Angeles, "Typographical Studies" and "Still Lifes." Driving around L.A., Ammann was inspired to take photographs of the lively mixture of signage on the city streets. Rather than present the signs in their entirety, "Typographical Studies" concentrated on the typography itself, layering images in a dense collage. "Still Lifes," a digital video, attempted to capture subtle qualities of perception: how perception changed in the duration of an image; vacancy and density; sound and the absence of sound; vibrating light; and spaces that maintained their own rhythm and pace amidst the noise and congestion of daily traffic. Ammann also screened her 1997 film "Henry Rollins (Sort of), a Portrait 1983-1989."