Martin Arnold

Born 1959 in Vienna, Austria
Lives and works in Vienna, Austria and Paris, France

Martin Arnold’s work explores the structure of film and the film business; he uses found footage elements from Hollywood films dating to the 1930s, 40s and 50s and develops inquiries extending beyond the medium’s internal discourse. For this process he employs simple techniques such as fast forward and rewind.

Martin Arnold, Charon, 2013

Martin Arnold, Charon, 2013

Single channel video, colour, silent, edition of 5 + 1 E.A., 0:08 min, loop

Martin Arnold, Nix, 2013

Martin Arnold, Nix, 2013

Single channel video, colour, silent, edition of 5 + 1 E.A., 0:05 min, loop

Martin Arnold, Haunted House, 2011

Martin Arnold, Haunted House, 2011

Single channel video, colour, sound, edition of 5 + 1 E.A., 3:30 min, loop

Martin Arnold, Coverversion, 2007

Martin Arnold, Coverversion, 2007

HD video, colour, sound, edition of 5 + 1 E.A., 7:15 min

Martin Arnold, Silent Winds, 2005

Martin Arnold, Silent Winds, 2005

4 channel HDTV video installation on DVD, 1 projection, 3 plasma screens, edition of 5 + 1 E.A., 12 min

Martin Arnold, Dissociated, 2002

Martin Arnold, Dissociated, 2002

Two channel video installation, 16-mm-film transferred on DVD, b&w, quadraphonic sound, edition of 5 + 1 E.A., 8 min, loop

Martin Arnold, Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy, 1998

Martin Arnold, Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy, 1998

Single channel video, 16-mm-film transferred on DVD, b&w, sound, edition of 5 + 1 E.A., 15 min

Martin Arnold, Passage À L'acte, 1993

Martin Arnold, Passage À L'acte, 1993

Single channel video, 16-mm-film transferred on DVD, b&w, sound, edition of 5 + 1 E.A., 12 min