Aïda Ruilova: and Again…

While watching any number of Aïda Ruilova’s videos in succession, it is tempting to grab for the remote control and press PAUSE, REWIND, MUTE or even STOP – anything to regain a sense of composure given what can hardly be described as a comfortable viewing experience. This impulse, however, never meets with an overwhelming desire to press REPEAT since Ruilova already incorporates this function into the editing process, whereby she dices short clips of slightly differentiated scenes with sharp-edged precision. Ruilova creates a similar set-up in each of the dozen or so single-channel videos and projections she has made since 1999.