In this last part of chapter 2 Michael Rush references video artist Anna Gaskell, “ Floater,” (1997) a single channel video projected onto the floor. She shows a young girls body flooring in water , views presume she is dead, the video zooms in on her “lifeless” open mouth (120) . But is she actually dead that is what Gaskell wants the audience to think. There could be happy ending for this video for optimism. But I’m not that person I do not want Hollywood happy ending, most of the small obstacles are resolved with a predictable ending—talking about every super hero movie ever made by Disney.
In the book, New Media in Art, by Michael Rush mentions artists in the last century are experimenting more with mix media (7). Incorporating readymade objects, personal trinkets, and recyclable objects, focusing on the emotion rather than technical skills. Rush references a famous artist, Marcel Duchamp that changed the focus of what is a fine art. Duchamp for example famous piece controversial "fountain" sculpture was not considered art because it was ready-made that had no creat. However, it is an art because it was Duchamp protest towards the Art Galleries and Museums because who are they decide what is art. Art does not have definitive rules of what qualifies as art, there might be tasteful art and distasteful art (22). I think it should be up to the artist and audience to consider what is art, tasteful otherwise.
What do you think about the artist's decision to project onto the floor?
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