Outline

1. About Scott Snibbe (Bio)

a. Influences – films of surrealist Jam Svankmajer, and James Turrell. The deep walls piece creates “a projected cabinet of cinematic memories” not on the aesthetic level but on the level of interaction.

2. Deep Walls (about)

a. What comes to mind when we think about the title “Deep Walls”
b. A bulletin board (craigslist),
c. The saying “if these walls could talk”

D. A work of time: How remembering turns into forgetting (each new silhouette makes old one die). Out of sight out of mind. This can be compared to societies that elect corrupt politicians because the citizens "forget" about the corruption and give into propaganda.

E. His work has a common theme of beginnings and endings. This is similar to the loop, or life cycle. This brings up the universal theme of Permanence Vs. impermanence.

In “Deep Walls” when the individual decides to participate his shadow is huge. So right away they experience proximity, however moments later that participants shadow becomes small and blends in with the other shadows. This reminds us of ancestors, American idle participants, and reality t.v. (small moments of fame).

F. Interaction: Theme of dependence and interdependence we are inspired by other shadow recordings we see and make new ones based on what we have been exposed to.

This gives all who view it a choice. They can get involved or stay behind. This can be paralleled to people in society today who don’t get involved in politics or even the bystander effect when others need help. theme of Close proximity and Distance (decay over time) joining & isolation.