Three Florida Artists Complete Video Artworks at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport


2/6/2007 8:53:04 AM


Public Artists Konstantia Kontaxis, Mark Moormann, and Jose Luis Ocejo, Complete a Ground-Breaking Video Exhibition

BROWARD COUNTY, FL– Broward County Commission’s Cultural Division’s Public Art and Design Program announces the installation of three original video artworks at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. The Artworks, Personal Mappings of the Objective World, Momentum and Passage of Time, will form part of the Airport’s public art video collection, and will be on display on the plasma screens of Concourse B in Terminal 1.

Personal Mappings of the Objective World, by Konstantia Konstaxis, projects a fractured view of Broward County, as if seen through a kaleidoscope, broken down into four different locations. The locations are photographed by different cameras running simultaneously in one day from sunrise to sunset, observing movement and interaction of people with the space. Time/chronology is the organizing principle behind the piece, but also patterns and rhythms of public activity.

Momentum, by Mark Moormann, presents a narrative that unearths the unique history of Broward County, by crafting visual connections between its past and present. By comparing and contrasting many of the region’s historic landmarks, the artist produces a presentation that entertains and enlightens, providing viewers a broader perspective on the area’s unique natural and human histories.

Passage of Time, by Jose Luis Ocejo, focuses on several locations around Broward County, including the Hillsboro Lighthouse at Pompano Beach, Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, the Winterfest Boat Parade, and the County’s beaches through a technique of time-lapse cinematography, in which each film frame is captured at a rate much slower than the rate of playback—creating for the viewer a different and almost magical perspective of ordinary life.

For more information, contact Christina Roldan, Public Art and Design project manager at 954-357-8542, or e-mail croldan@broward.org.


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