Rudiments
Broomberg & Chanarin
Broomberg & Chanarin
Artwork
2015
Artwork: Broomberg & Chanarin, Rudiments (2015). Video, sound. 11 min 58 sec. Courtesy of Broomberg & Chanarin and Goodman Gallery.
Artist
Broomberg & Chanarin
Title
Rudiments
Date
2015
Materials
Video, sound
Dimensions
11 min 58 sec
Credit
Courtesy of Broomberg & Chanarin / Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg
Rudiments weaves footage of army cadets at a military camp on the outskirts of Liverpool with that of a Bouffon (Hannah Ringham) – a dark clown. The result is a dynamic tension between strict military codes and an absurd vulgarity. The film ruminates on the presence of authority in the formative moments of childhood and early youth, and is propelled by an improvised score devised for the drums by the American musician Kid Millions.
b.1970, Johannesburg
b.1971, London