Thom van Rijckevorsel, What I Need To Know, 2018, HD Video

This video shows two hands trying to grab a piece of green modelling clay. What is the purpose of the green clay in the video?

It is used as a green screen.

It emphasises the texture of the clay.

It creates a visual contrast with the background images.

It represents an ungraspable marshmallow.

The clay functions as a green screen showing the same footage, but a split second ahead of the ‘first’ video. Is it still possible to maintain a grip on reality in a time of great technological development, in which physical and digital reality, fact and fiction, and people and technology merge into one another? The artist makes these videos with this question in mind.

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