The Back Side

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Ben Hagari

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Title

The Back Side

Metadata

2021-2021, single-channel video, color, sound, 7:50 minutes

Mixed media installation including video, sound, and color print, 338 x 136 x 23 inches (858 x 345 x 60cm)

Synopsis

At the center of the video is a protagonist whose face has been erased from facial features. Different scenarios portray a mundane existence in a world whose marks have been removed. Constantly turning his back to the camera, this isolated figure transforms the home into a theatrical stage, where his interactions with objects turn “animated” by their proximity to the faceless head. There's a constant desire to communicate non verbally and find expression in the absence of a gaze, through props, sounds and play.