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eddie d →eddie deddie d (b. 1963) graduated in 1991 from the Media Art Department at AKI Enschede, being based in Amsterdam since then. His work has been shown in several exhibitions across Europe and has frequently been screened on television. eddie d's playful and humorous works employ 'found' TV clips as well as staged recordings of 'everyday' situations or objects in motion, editing them into fast-paced, repetitive compositions. The pieces focus on forms of language and sound and are characterized by catchy, syncopated rhythms that reference contemporary sampling culture. The use of images of Dutch and other European politicians addresses a specifically regional context, while the reduction of the speakers' words to comical and meaningless patterns critiques the way in which media formats control content and meaning on a global scale. Mi Cocina (Director’s Cut)
eddie d
03:02, Color, Stereo, NL, 2006
The best material for a work of art – be it a novel, a symphony, a sculpture or a film – is often simply to be found in everyday reality. After all, this is where the things that are directly connected with our human nature can be found, because day in day out they comply with our habits and patterns. They lead a life that, without being aware of it, we have stopped noticing. The household requisites that eddie d already brought to life in previous video works, also play a role in Mi Cocina. With their bright colours and clean-cut designs, they speak the language of pictographs or educational illustrations – even more so in this video because here they are toy kitchen utensils. The plastic pans, plates and ladles are shaking and rattling about, making the sounds of their adult equivalents while being controlled by an invisible force that sets them in motion and lets them play together in unique rhythms and structures. Pas de Deux
eddie d
01:58, Color, Stereo, NL, 2007
Choreography for 4 right-wing hands looking for a glove. |