Tony Oursler
Spectre
Tony Oursler created Spectre for his exhibition at the Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art in 1999. The work consists of a table, an object resembling a doll and a small video projector. Trapped under the table, brought to life by sound and a colour video projection with a female face projected onto a head made of a white pillow, the doll evokes anxiety and kindles the imagination. Oursler’s works examine the relationship between the individual and visual technology, exploring the psychological and social aspects of the impact of media on human consciousness.
Tony Oursler
(b. 1957) an American multimedia artist, a pioneer of new media art. His work combines video, sculpture, installation, performance art and painting. Oursler graduated from the California Institute of the Arts in Santa Clarita in 1979.