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Patrick Hough
And If In A Thousand Years (2017)
Patrick Hough’s 2017 FVU-commissioned work And If In A Thousand Years is our latest feature on FVU Watch. After the set for Cecil B. DeMille’s “The Ten Commandments” had served its purpose, it, like the biblical civilisation it depicted, was left to fade into the sands of time—buried under the dunes of the Southern California desert. Over the years, however, the shifting sands have slowly revealed this piece of cinematic debris, drawing in souvenir hunters where archaeologists or Egyptologists once would have explored.
In Patrick Hough’s video, filmed on-site, what is unearthed isn’t just the remains of a fabricated past. Instead, a sense of uncertainty looms over the scene, raising questions about ‘originality’ and ‘authenticity,’ while continually adding new layers of meaning—such as the ease with which things can be reproduced and the fleeting allure of cinematic fame.
To accompany Patrick Hough's feature on FVU Watch, you can read Naomi Pearce’s 2017 essay, Commencement Speech, commissioned as part of the catalogue for the Jerwood/FVU Awards 2017, which took the form of a facsimile of fictitious documents. The essay expands on the work of Patrick and fellow Jerwood/FVU Awards artist Lawrence Lek and his work Geomancer. Read HERE.
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