About the project
CZEN
Artlist — Center for Contemporary Arts Prague

Queen´s Finger

Author
Anna Daučíková
Year
1998
Keywords
Technique and size

video, 3:54 min

About work

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.

Author of the annotation
Viktória Beličáková

Published
2019

Photo

Photo author: author´s archive
Center for Contemporary Arts Prague www.fcca.cz 2006–2024
Report a problem