1992 | United States | Experimental

Those Fluttering Objects of Desire/Long Version

  • English 60 mins
  • Director | Shu Lea Cheang
  • Writer | Shu Lea Cheang
  • Producer | Palais de Tokyo, Centre d'Art Contemporain Genève, Studio Cheang

STATUS: Released

This film is currently not available.   

This tape was originally an installation at the Whitney Museum of American Art, part of which included the video collaboration Channels of Desire. Recreating coin-operated porno booths, Channels aired one photo image on seven TVs, interrupted only by the viewer inserting a coin and choosing a segment. The concept behind it was the construction of desire in categorical ways, the form of the piece speaking to sexual desire as something that is constantly evading the viewer. The images present women’s experiences with interracial, lesbian, and heterosexual encounters. Those Fluttering Objects of Desire also investigates the different construction of sexuality among white and black women, as well as multicultural readings."

Desire Sexuality Interracial Identity Voyeurism
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