The Impossible Library
Proposal for an Impossible Library (2007)
Triptych video installation
Presented on three screens is the first instalment of a compilation of every dying moment in the history of cinema. Divided into 10 categories and taken from over 150 films, the work collectively takes the same length as a feature film. In collaboration with Noam Toran.
Commissioned by the Wellcome Trust.
01 Dying Shot
02 Dying on bed
03 Dying in arms
04 Dying from bodily malfunction (heart attack)
05 Dying singing
06 Dying hands
07 Dying on the floor
08 Dying whilst sat down
09 Dying falling
10 Dying knifed