Watch: Meet Museum Safety Guard Artists in ‘Osmosis’ Quick 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 interesting 3-minute documentary brief rapidly 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 like this reminder that simply because they work as a guard it does not imply 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 all the time been a battle for artists. Possibly someday they are going to be exhibited!! This video has some splendidly inventive modifying that basically makes an impression inside a restricted period of time. Nice work.
Due to Vimeo Employees Picks for the tip on this brief. This is the synopsis from Vimeo: “Nobody spends extra time all over the world’s most well-known art work than the safety guards who defend it. However do you know a lot of these safety guards are artists themselves?” Osmosis is directed by the Los Angeles-based inventive filmmaker / editor Nick Sokoloff – you’ll be able to see extra of his work on his official web site and observe him on IG @shotby_nick. The is made by a inventive company known as Light Cowboys – go to their official web site right here. With Kenisha Rullan as lead designer. Government produced by Thereza Helena; the inventive crew contains Lucas Tristao, Boris Opacic, Gabriel Sehringer. That includes cinematography by Blake Myers, and authentic music by David Bessler. “Particular due to The Metropolitan Museum of Artwork and The Isamu Noguchi Basis for the assist.” For extra particulars go to Nick’s web site or Vimeo. To find extra shorts, click on right here. Your ideas?
