Tiong Ang
INOVA - Institute of Visual Arts
In his recent video projections Tiong Ang makes the feelings of estrangement and disorientation experienced by the international traveler seem the basic conditions of contemporary life. The Indonesian-born, Amsterdam-based artist spends a fair amount of time far from home, and he brings along a handheld video camera on his various journeys. He aimlessly shoots pretty much everythingscenes from a cab ride, unfocused bits of street life, swaths of the landscapeusing video as a variant of street photography. Back home in Holland he examines the hours of tape, seeking curious episodes