London Short Film Festival 2010

This work is the film festival version of a commission for the British house music duo Basement Jaxx. During their concerts, the film is shown on a giant 7 x 2 meter LED screen behind the band. The concept for the visual work is based on the grid structure of the LED display itself. The screen is made up of 60 square LED elements, four rows of 15 elements. Max decided to go for a flat aesthetic, in which the screen acts as a wall, rather than a window to a 3-dimensional space. Each of the blocks that make up the screen becomes a tile in the makeup of the overall picture, a pixel in the construction of the visual narrative.

“Rather than treat the display as one fluid screen, he took advantage of the grid’s ‘80s video wall look and designed flat, two-dimensional visuals that resemble old school video games such as Tetris.” ‘boards'

Premiered on Basement Jaxx's UK Tour on 7x2 m LED screen, April-May 2009