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Mirko Martin's single-channel "video noir" documents in Salt Lake Art Center's New Genres Gallery captures a night in Los Angeles in 2008. It's an unusual video work in that the sounds of L.A. street life play back over a black screen.
According to the installation's statement: "On a particularly noisy evening, Martin went out to capture some sound. Within minutes, he heard gunshots. Over a black screen, Noir captures these gunshots and conversations with several residents and passers-by who try to make sense of what they heard and didn't hear, saw and didn't see."
When • Friday, Dec. 2, through Jan. 21
Where • Salt Lake Art Center, 20 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City
Info • http://www.slartcenter.org