In Peter Horvath's films for the web a multi screened, quasi-narrative
unfolds with
the participation of the viewer. Many of his pieces
examine family
histories, the city as organism, matters of the heart
and the
complexities of connection or disconnection with others. His
audiovisual
reveries share some of the open-ended qualities of the
films of Chris
Marker, Jonas Mekas and Tarkovsky's The Mirror.
With The
Presence Of Absence the iconic face, etched with opaque
information, is
the key to navigating the site, just as we often read into
the face of
others for signs of recognition. - Clint Roenisch