Metacinematic Variations: The Fourth Wall
PDLC film screen | 35mm slides | Kodak S-AV 2050 slide projectors | Kodak dissolve unit | Arduino controller with RF transmitter | potted ferns | artificial potted ferns | LED solar swaying lights | 2024
Metacinematic Variations: The Fourth Wall is an installation utilizing PDLC film, also known as smart glass, to create a screen that alternates between opaque and transparent states. The screen is centrally positioned in the room, serving as a canvas for projecting 35mm slides that depict the same room.
This work is inspired by the film The Fourth Wall, attributed to the anonymous film club The Metacinematic Order. Although we have not seen this film, we know of it through possibly fabricated reviews.
Screen design by Ivan Kiss. PDLC film with the support of Tristan Braun/ B-Smartfoils.