Rene Pulfer and Herbert Fritsch Ohne Titel, 1983 Video installation in the gallery 17 min. loop, color, stereo
For 45 minutes, Herbert Fritsch attempts to hold a beaming smile directed at the viewer. The last seventeen minutes of the smile are excerpted on the tape revealing all the pain and discomfort. The changing facial expressions graphically illustrate these muscles’ role in communication.
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