SPECKGÜRTELTAGEBUCH (bacon belt diary)
Channel: Margit Rudy
Date: 2010-05-08

The technique of video bricolage was chosen to composite the documentation of a necessarily past identity, for there can be no documents of the present.
It was captured over four consecutive seasons of a year while commuting from the surburbs to the city for work, which defined the reality of my day-to-day life  and, at least in part, my identity then. 
The original footage was recorded during four mornings (2006-07-17, 2006-10-17, 2007-01-17, and 2007-04-17) shortly before and onto the A21 on-ramp at "Gießhübl" heading east, with a remarkable view of the city of Vienna. 

Video work by Margit Rudy: concept (spring 2006), driving & camera work (summer 2006 through spring 2007), footage analysis (summer 2009), compilation & final editing (spring 2010). 
The audio snippets were captured directly in the course of video recording & are attributable to car engine sounds (VW Polo diesel), occasional driver activities (snaps, pops, etc.), and the station FM4 playing on the car radio while the camera was running.