Study No. 1 (2015) from Alex Yiu on Vimeo.
Study No. 2 (2015) from Alex Yiu on Vimeo.
Study No. 3 (2015) from Alex Yiu on Vimeo.
Study No. 4 (2015) from Alex Yiu on Vimeo.
Studies No. 1-4
2015
Four channels video
Studies No. 1-4 (2015) is a four-channel video installation that treats the repetitive churn of a washing machine as a visual étude. The project was created through recursive re-photography: a time-lapse video of a spin cycle was played on a monitor, and a camera was used to record that playback. This process was repeated sequentially, with each new recording capturing the previous one. Over four generations, the friction between the camera’s shutter and the screen’s refresh rate slowly suffocates the visual data, degrading the heavy, wet reality of the appliance until the final image collapses into pure darkness.
In the gallery, these four videos are displayed on individual LCD TVs arranged in an ascending physical staircase. The lowest screen plays the initial footage, while each subsequent step upward displays the next, more degraded generation. As the viewer's gaze climbs the stairs, the image progressively dies, turning the physical act of looking into an unglamorous documentation of exhaustion and passing time.
《Studies No. 1-4》(2015)
《Studies No. 1-4》(2015) 是一件四頻道錄像裝置，將洗衣機不斷重複的轉動視為一場視覺上的練習曲（étude）。作品透過重複的翻拍機制（recursive re-photography）生成：先在屏幕播放洗衣機脫水過程的縮時錄像，再以攝影機拍攝屏幕上的畫面。這個步驟被依次重複，每一次都記錄著上一代的影像。經過四次翻拍，攝影機快門與屏幕更新率之間的干擾逐漸消耗了畫面的視覺資訊，將洗衣機原有的物理質感逐步降解，直到最後的影像完全陷入黑暗。
在展場中，這四段錄像分別於四部 LCD 電視上播放，電視排列成一道階梯。最底層的屏幕播放第一代影像，隨後往上的每一層，都顯示下一代降解程度更高的畫面。當觀眾的視線順著階梯往上移動，影像也隨之逐步瓦解。這種物理上的觀看過程，實質上成為了一份對消耗與時間流逝的平實紀錄。
