Here Ahwesh's heterogeneous textual approach comes to the fore, as she juxtaposes narrative, faux documentary, comedic and "serious" footage, and merges film, video, and Pixelvision. Suggestions and meanings accumulate: austere, theoretical text is interrupted by shots of women relating bawdy (sexist) jokes; classic R&B music plays while women stomp on records and pour alcohol on the floor. The Vision Machine is a fragmented inquiry into issues of gender, language and representation.
With: Lucy Smith, Dierdre Larson, Serra, Debbie, Joan, Raiko, Diane, Emily, Lana, Eve, Jennifer, Daphne, Cathy. Text Animation: Keith Sanborn. Online Editor: Brian Decubellis. Sound Mix: John McGeehan. Thanks: Courtney Harmel, Harvestworks, 29th Street Video. Funded in part by The Jerome Foundation and Art Matters Inc.
This is a video transfer of a work initially shot on film. This is best shown as a projection, to reflect the original medium.
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