Thorsten Knaub

176 cm Apart installation view

176 cm Apart installation view (detail)

176 cm Apart installation view (detail)

176 cm Apart installation view

176 cm Apart (1996)
Two-channel video installation
2 x DVD 3:00 min, stereo, endless loops
VHS Master

Two televisions are set apart at the distance of my body length.

Facing each other, the monitors show the same video of my hand tapping the glass, but played back with a time delay of several seconds. A dialogue evolves, where each hand seemingly echoes or leads the other in turn.