With Halloween right around the corner, I thought that this video by Gabrielle Zimmermann was appropriate. It primarily features the eyes of porcelain dolls. The artist has manipulated both the color of the dolls themselves as well as the quality and color of the video to make these dolls seem as if they have a life of their own, but a life that is not quite functional, as if they are zombies come to life. This is very fitting with the title of the piece which in French is "Reves Obscurs: Aux Pays des Poupees". In English, this translates to "Obscure Dreams: In the Countries of Dolls". Although I am seriously creeped out by the video the way it is, I do not support the artist's choice of music, which is a strange techno type of elevator music. I think alternative sounds such as children's voices or babies crying would have evoked more emotion from the piece for me personally. Here is the link to the video.
http://vimeo.com/77281047
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