A Journey That Wasn’t
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A Journey That Wasn’t is a 2005 multimedia art project and film by Pierre Huyghe that interweaves a staged Antarctic expedition with a choreographed outdoor performance in New York’s Central Park to explore memory, fiction, and constructed realities.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental film
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multimedia art project ⓘ video installation ⓘ |
| artForm |
installation art
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performance documentation ⓘ time-based art ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| creator | Pierre Huyghe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explores |
blurring of reality and representation
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collective memory ⓘ staging and construction of experience ⓘ |
| genre |
conceptual art
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contemporary art ⓘ experimental cinema ⓘ |
| hasPart |
outdoor performance in Central Park
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staged Antarctic expedition ⓘ |
| hasScreening |
art museums
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contemporary art biennials ⓘ film festivals ⓘ |
| hasSoundtrack |
environmental sound recordings
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orchestral music ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ambiguity of documentary evidence
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expedition as performance ⓘ myth-making in contemporary culture ⓘ orchestration of environment and sound ⓘ |
| inception | early 2000s ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ |
| locationOfEvent |
Antarctica
NERFINISHED
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Central Park NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
constructed realities
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fiction ⓘ memory ⓘ |
| medium |
16mm film
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live performance ⓘ sound ⓘ video ⓘ |
| movement | relational aesthetics ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
interweaving of real and fictional journeys
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relationship between documentation and performance ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Pierre Huyghe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Pierre Huyghe’s exploration of time-based media ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Pierre Huyghe Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2005 ⓘ |
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