Watch: Meet Museum Safety Guard Artists in ‘Osmosis’ Brief Doc
by Alex Billington
November 25, 2022
Supply: Vimeo
“They watch the artwork. They watch you watch the artwork. However who watches what the artwork does to them?” A potent opening query. Do you know that there is safety guards working at well-known museums in New York Metropolis who’re additionally artists themselves? Osmosis is an enchanting 3-minute documentary quick shortly profiling 9 of those safety guards / artists. They work at iconic locations round NYC: The Met, The Guggenheim, The Brooklyn Museum, and The Noguchi Museum. I really like this reminder that simply because they work as a guard it doesn’t suggest they do not have a life outdoors of that work, however it’s particularly enlivening to see the connection between their ardour and their office. Although it is also a bit unhappy their artwork just isn’t in these museums they work at, however this has at all times been a battle for artists. Perhaps someday they are going to be exhibited!! This video has some splendidly artistic enhancing that actually makes an affect inside a restricted period of time. Nice work.
Due to Vimeo Workers Picks for the tip on this quick. Here is the synopsis from Vimeo: “Nobody spends extra time around the globe’s most well-known paintings than the safety guards who defend it. However do you know lots of these safety guards are artists themselves?” Osmosis is directed by the Los Angeles-based artistic filmmaker / editor Nick Sokoloff – you’ll be able to see extra of his work on his official website and comply with him on IG @shotby_nick. The is made by a artistic company known as Light Cowboys – go to their official website right here. With Kenisha Rullan as lead designer. Govt produced by Thereza Helena; the artistic staff contains Lucas Tristao, Boris Opacic, Gabriel Sehringer. That includes cinematography by Blake Myers, and unique music by David Bessler. “Particular because of The Metropolitan Museum of Artwork and The Isamu Noguchi Basis for the help.” For extra particulars go to Nick’s website or Vimeo. To find extra shorts, click on right here. Your ideas?
