Alexander Heim uses video and installation to deconstruct perceptions of mundane everyday occurrences, exploring the intersection of nature with the man-made world. In the video work Costa (2008), Heim’s camera follows the activities of pigeons loitering at an active London coffee shop. The presence of birds in a constructed environment is familiar, but defamiliarized by the accompanying soundtrack of daily routines: running water, brushing teeth, jingling keys. Another work, Untitled (Dog) (2006), follows a stray dog through the streets of China, its natural survival instincts unfolding in the planned urban environment overrun by cars and technology.
Alexander Heim uses video and installation to deconstruct perceptions of mundane everyday occurrences, exploring the intersection of nature with the man-made world. In the video work Costa (2008), Heim’s camera follows the activities of pigeons loitering at an active London coffee shop. The presence of birds in a constructed environment is familiar, but defamiliarized by the accompanying soundtrack of daily routines: running water, brushing teeth, jingling keys. Another work, Untitled (Dog) (2006), follows a stray dog through the streets of China, its natural survival instincts unfolding in the planned urban environment overrun by cars and technology.
