Rineke Dijkstra’s Videography – Part 1.
‘I Can See A Woman Crying’ Video Installation
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The recent work by photographer Rineke Dijkstra resulting from her time in Liverpool in 2009, entitled ‘I Can See A Woman Crying’, is a three-channel HD video installation capturing the dynamics of a group of pupils. Christian Hildebrand was appointed Dijkstra’s editor and camera operator, being closely involved in many of her ideas. A still of the video is shown above.
When filming ‘The Krazyhouse‘, also part of the recent series of work, Dijkstra got presented with the opportunity to work with the TATE Liverpool and bring an idea to life that she has had for some time.
Dijkstra wanted to portrait a group of children and study their individual personalities, their character within a group as well as the group’s overall dynamic. For the first time, she also introduces speech (including subtitles) into her work, which adds tremendous depth to the image and allows even more insight into the group’s behaviour. Shy remarks mix with a crescendo of a conversation and the three channel camera setup captures the moments in great detail.
The children are discussing the artwork ‘The Weeping Woman” by Picasso, which is in the TATE Collection. TATE Liverpool chose to exhibit Dijkstra’s work in the ground floor room as an introductory piece to their Picasso exhibition in 2010.
Having been premiered at the Max Hetzler Gallery in Berlin, the work continues to be on show around the globe, including the Marian Goodman Gallery in New York and Paris.
Follow the gallery links above to see an excerpt of the video and installation views.
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