As Seen on TV

“Much of the imagery seen on TV is first captured on film; here the filmmaker has reversed the process. As the title suggests, this film foregrounds the aesthetic nature of the television/cinematic medium by manipulating its pictorial qualities – image grain, scan lines and its luminous colour qualities. “The structure of the film alternates between looped, processed stock TV imagery and a blank, static blue screen. This formal motif – a blank frame or screen onto which the artist projects imagery which expresses inner emotions and anxieties – is a motif which recurs throughout Rimmer’s filmic oeuvre. ‘As Seen on TV’ is a moving film which conveys a deep-seated human experience.” – Maria Insell