Seeing / Hearing / Speaking

Synopsis

"Seeing / Hearing / Speaking contains two sections. First a new piece, Seeing and Hearing / Speaking, and next, three other related videos produced during 1979-2001. Based on a sentence taken from the seminal book of Jacques Derrida, French philosopher, Speech and Phenomena, I produced first video Talking to Myself in 1978 (revised in 2001). The video was highly appreciated as "the strongest, most effective statement one could make from the work of Derrida" by Professor Allison. The sentence I quoted, that Derrida calls "phenomenological essence" is that I hear myself at the same time that I speak. Other three related videos are Talking to Myself: Phenomenological Operation (1978), Talking in New York (1981, revised in 2001) and Talking to Myself at PS1 (1985), all quoting the same sentence from Derrida. Besides the video, the DVD is a multimedia interactive piece including text, graphics, and animation." – Takahiko Iimura

Film Listing

- Talking To Myself: Phenomenological Operation (1978)
- Talking In New York (1981)
- Talking To Myself at P.S.1 (1985)