1974 | United States | Experimental

Affected and/or Effected

  • English - 21 mins
  • Director | Lawrence Weiner
  • Writer | Lawrence Weiner
  • Producer | -

STATUS: Released

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Affected and/or Effected begins with a close-up of a girl resting her head on her hand, reading. On the overlapping track a male voice states “affected,"—followed by a female voice that responds “and/or effected….”  This pattern of dividing words in half and presenting them in alternating male and female voices continues throughout the video. While what is seen is separated from what is heard, the boundaries between the audio and video portions of the piece are complicated by other sounds. The statement of intent is spoken: "An artist may construct an art. An art may be fabricated ….”

Conceptual Art Video Art Experimental Film 1970s Artist Film Language-based Sound Art Short Film
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