KEN EHRLICH
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Halfway Towards a Beginning, Halfway Towards an End

This performance-installation excavated the cinematic ghosts of Silverlake by re-visiting the location of the filming of Laurel and Hardy's The Music Box (1932) and in the process revealed a fragmented series of miniature worlds. (A collaboration with Darius Manino)

The Manual Archives, Los Angeles, 2009

 

Halfway Towards a Beginning, Halfway Towards an End

A re-mixed edit of the film was projected onto the back of a billboard on Sunset Boulevard.

The Manual Archives, Los Angeles, 2009

 

Halfway Towards a Beginning, Halfway Towards an End

Exploring the topography of the streets and stairways surrounding The Manual Archives, miniature light-boxes playfully brought normally invisible spaces into view.

The Manual Archives, Los Angeles, 2009

 

Halfway Towards a Beginning, Halfway Towards an End

Audience members were invited to walk up the staircase half a block west of The Manual Archives for a clearer look into the unseen present.

 

The Manual Archives, Los Angeles, 2009

Halfway Towards a Beginning, Halfway Towards an End

 

The Manual Archives, Los Angeles, 2009