Douglas Gordon deconstructs and reinterprets the original meanings of images in order to cast doubt on originality while investigating dual meanings of images by overlapping them or presenting them in reverse. He furthermore manipulates the duration of scenes from well-known films in order to interrupt the consistent flow of time and subvert their narrative structure, suggesting a new mode of perception that provokes the viewer’s psychological reactions. Through this reconstruction and reinterpretation of images and time, the artist explores the duality of temptation and fear, life and death, and g ood and evil as well as the border between them, a persistent subject throughout his work.
