Within the project Personal Tracks (2003), MAP ONE deals with
the question pertaining to the reasons and methods for creating a personal track.
Why does one deviate
from standard paths
and develop an indivi-
dual style of making
headway?
As the point of departure, we selected scenes from four films that
show different possibilities of how and why the protagonists move from point A to point B. Our concern is less the way the geographical distance is covered in practical terms, than the underlying motivation and the method of navigating. A special aspect of navigation was derived from each of the four films and implemented along with comparisons, commentaries and supplements in the form of poster tracks (original format 320 x 40 cm). |
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Personal Tracks was shown in 2003 at the exhibition Commitment.
The exhibition was organized by the Netherlands Foundation for
Visual Arts, Design and Architecture at the Las Palmas, Rotterdam (NL)
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Navigation as transformation
Freedom of movement / Conversion
MAP ONE examines two individual aproaches to react on obstacles.
Original material:
Stills from the Levi’s commercial Odyssey, Bartle Bogle Hegarty
Agency; Jonathan Glazer, UK, 2002
The commercial shows a young, denim-clad guy running through
walls and jumping into the night sky to the strains of Händel’s Sarabande.
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Complementing navigation
Surmounting obstacles / Reflection
MAP ONE examines two different methods of teamwork.
Original material:
Stills from Entrapment, Jon Amiel, USA, 1999
While robbing a valuable mask, Mac (Sean Connery) and Gin
(Catherine Zeta-Jones) form a team. Mac guides Gin through
a network
of laser beams which she cannot see.
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Improvised navigation
Pursuit / Discovery
MAP ONE examines how a common route is replaced by spontaneously chosen path sections.
Original material:
Stills from The Watcher, Joe Charbanic, USA, 2001
Joel Campbell (James Spader) is a thoroughly depressed,
heavily medicated police officer who tries to stop the mass
murderer David Griffin (Keanu Reaves).
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Crossing navigation
Construction / Coincidence
MAP ONE examines two examples of interaction.
Original material:
Stills from 24, televison drama, Joel Surnow, Robert Cochran,
USA, 2001
The entire series takes place in one day. Each of the 24
episodes covers one hour, told in real time. In each episode,
there are overviews in which several narrative strands are
shown simultaneously.
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