Parisian Blinds

Parisian Blinds

Barbara Hammer
1984, 6:07, color, silent, 16 mm film on video

Description

"A silent film that investigates the nature of spectator perception by tourists and travelers. What do people see when they travel and isn’t it as much about moving forward as moving back? The Bateau Mouche tourist boats circle the Seine in Paris literally becoming the emblem of the voyager who cannot see." — Barbara Hammer