Center for Contemporary Arts Prague
www.fcca.cz 2006–2024
video, 3:54 min
In this DIY video the viewer focuses on a close-up of a thumb stroking the fingers of a second hand that clutches a glass object in its palm. The movement is subtle and fluid, like the sound that accompanies it. Gradually, however, the stroking becomes faster and more aggressive and the sounds become unpleasant. The thumb slips into the glass object and then returns. The viewer does not know but can only imagine what is taking place here. The video gives the impression that it is not intended for an observer and leaves the viewer felling like a voyeur caught in the act.