Pierre Bismuth

Pierre Bismuth
Born in Paris, works in both Brussels and London
Following Elvis’s Hands in Jailhouse Rock
16mm film, 3’15”

In ‘Following Elvis’s Hands in Jailhouse Rock’, Bismuth follows both hands of Elvis Presley as he performs on film his song ‘Jailhouse Rock’, creating a visual trace and abstraction of the physical performance, and drawing attention to the performer’s body as a medium of communication. By focusing on one singular aspect of the film, Bismuth poses questions about how we assimilate information through the multi-sensory experience of film, music and performance, destabilizing the habitual means we use to create meaning.

His work Following Elvis's Right Hands in Jailhouse Rock was presented at the Contour Biennale in Mechelen. It was a beautiful piece that was presented in an old theater in the town center. I have included a self made video of the work above.

This artist has done numerous pieces where he records the movement of the right hand of the subject he is investigating.

http://www.teamgal.com/artists/pierre_bismuth/exhibitions/153/following_the_right_hand_of

This is a link to his exhibition that includes his numerous projects. It could be a interesting commission to get him to do a piece of a famous apology - it could be recent or historical. He has done a video of a Freud speech etc as well as movies and music.

-- Cassidy