LOW-FI VIDEO. INTERNATIONAL SELECTION
Various | 1999-2002 | Belgrade | 60 min | VHS

A phenomenon in nineties Serbian unofficial culture, the LOW-FI VIDEO movement invites diagnosis, presents therapy, but evades typological classification. The selection, presented by Khadija Z Carroll in anticipation of an exhibition at Pod Gallery in 2004, is a characteristic bricollage, reflecting the society in lack of the firm values, but bursting with wonders. Inspired by short forms in media (TV clips, music videos), that appeal to the modern consumer’s impatience (30 sec. concentration span) by using shock (violence, sex), low-fi short forms base their effect on sharp points, situation and language humor, rather than anecdotal narrative structure.

Trash became one style low-fi authors were interested in, because it was an effective way to subvert the prevailingly false media iconography. The video boom enabled widespread recording of everyday life, making it the most democratic form. In a country bursting with traumatic wars and survival struggles, LOW-FI VIDEO is a precious archive and insight to the soul panorama of Serbian society during and after the collapse of former Yugoslavia.

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