Our group has decided to reinterpret a totem pole for our project.
Here are some examples of totem poles we will base our project on:
Our totem pole will consist of a multichannel projection, made of a composite of many moving images. Following from traditional totem pole imagery, we will use footage of multiple heads atop one another, seamlessly connected to one another with collaged human, animal, and environmental footage.
For example, here are some eyes that might be interpreted by human eyes. In order to connect the different parts of the totem pole to one another we will use montage footage of similar tone body parts, and possibly other environmental images.
As an example of our “modern” interpretation of a totem pole, here is a piece by Gilbert and George that has some totemic qualities.
