i heart photograph: is this image [she's referring to the ostrich image below] part of a larger project, and if so, could you explain the basic ideas/impulse behind the work?
harm van den dorpel: this work is part of my project 'semantics'. it is a series of manipulated found images. after applying one action or manipulation i put them back online. in computer programming 'semantics' is opposed to 'syntax'. when i look at media i am always struck by the (stupidity of) visual conventions and expectations; these are these syntactic rules. purposely i generate a syntax error in the visual language of the photos. after the images are processed on a lower layer, they become mine, and carry completely other meaning or emotions.
Also, make sure to watch the video posted below, which is quite possibly the most brilliant 12 seconds of video I've seen in a long time.
Sudden Flare In Total Darkness, 2009
© Harm van den Dorpel
Guards, 2005
© Harm van den Dorpel
Doggggie, 2008
© Harm van den Dorpel
White Rectangle, 2008
© Harm van den Dorpel
Ostrich
© Harm van den Dorpel
Business, 2008
© Harm van den Dorpel
