Document:Q6362
From Rhizome Artbase
Visitors swipe RFID cards to enter the immersive installation, 5 'til 12. The installation features four characters on four monitors who each recall the unforeseen circumstances of the exhibition’s opening night. The premise is inspired by Akira Kurosawa's film Rashomon, in which four eyewitness accounts of a murder are presented to the viewer, who serves the role of a magistrate. The contradicting stories reveal that objectivity is elusive; each story holds a valid reality of its own. In 5 'til 12 accounts shared by the characters are algorithmically assembled and do not repeat for a visitor who swipes the same RFID card, offering a multilayered experience exploring numerous narrative combinations.