Performance Myself (Or Video Identity)

A collection of video-performances by Takahiko iimura.

“This video is produced with “myself” as the sole object as well as the material of the performance except two videos with Akiko iimura. The video is not just a document of the performance but a work of video-art made specifically for video utilizing the video system including camera and monitor as a part of the performance.
The video also questions the identity of oneself in video having tense relationships between words and images, and asks who is ‘I’ and what ‘I’ means.” – T.I.

The videos included are:

Self Identity (1972, 1 min. extract)

Double Identity (1979, 1.5 min.extract)

Double Portrait ( 1973-1987, 5 min.)

I Love You (1973-1987, 4.5 min.)

This Is A Camera Which Shoots This (1982-1995, 5 min.)

As I See You You See Me (1990-1995, 7 min.)

I Am A Viewer, You Are A Viewer (1981, 4 min.)