Only in America
"Endurance is a 10-minute excerpt from an archival film of Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914 expedition to the South Pole on the ship Endurance, projected onto my front tooth. While the film plays, I try to smile without losing composure. This piece is exhibited as a large projection such that the image is at least eight feet wide (when shown at this scale, the film playing on the tooth is legible). My increasingly distressed breathing and the sound of my slurping mouth constitute the soundtrack."
Sadly the video isn't online yet, but there's a preview coming soon at artist Nina Katchadourian's website. [Via] Edit: I've just spoken to my mum on the phone – after reading the above, she was under the impression that the film was being projected onto my tooth. Rest assured, dear reader (and mum) that this is not the case. In fact, I'm amazed she thought me capable of keeping my mouth open for ten minutes without stopping to put food into it.
— Filed under Miscellany