Paperback, 88 pages, black and white illustrations, W180mm x H210mm
Since they began collaborating in 1993, John Wood and Paul Harrison
have accumulated a series of playful and beguiling video works which
are distinguished as much by their droll humour as their unerring
economy of execution.
Played out against a minimalist, monochrome
backdrop, or within the sealed-off space of the monitor itself, each of
the works involves the presence of one or other of the artists, either
as the butt of an extended sight-gag or as the trigger for a
spiralling, visually surprising conceit.
Minigraphs is a series of
publications developed by Film and Video Umbrella devoted to
contemporary artists working with film and video. Fully illustrated,
and with specially commissioned essays and an extensive lists of works,
this series provides an attractive and indispensable introduction to
some of Britains most exciting contemporary artists.