Eschaton Central
H&R Block Art Space, Kansas City, MO
‘Eschaton Central’ is an experimental video collage that imagines the discovery of a lost archive of 21st century footage. Today’s state of the world is depicted in a documentary phantasma. Scenes of uninhabited spaces have been manipulated through re-videography and multiple exposure to envision the patina today’s images will acquire when viewed in the future. Using consumer electronics technology, these processes blur the boundaries between representation and abstraction. The film questions how we construct reality and imagines in what ways the current accumulation of pixel data will shape our collective memory. The piece’s structure is informed by Steger's personal experience of relocating from Europe to the American Midwest. Trying to understand this strange and foreign land has become an ongoing creative investigation and a source of inspiration. The solitude of urban life in a place that is surrounded by remnants of Cold War fortifications set the mood for a post-apocalyptic flight of fancy.

Written, Filmed, Directed by: Christoph Steger
Voice: Kim Noble
Music:John Atkinson

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