1990 | United States | Short

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  • English - 4 mins
  • Director | Shelly Silver
  • Writer | Shelly Silver
  • Producer | -

STATUS: Released

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In a visually difficult construction, Silver plays with the viewer’s ability to focus and take in an entire image. This puzzling tape is composed of three basic elements: a scrolling text, an image of street traffic that occupies one half of the split screen, and on the other side the image of a man masturbating, focusing on the hand and penis. The viewer’s attention is suspended between these two disparate images, unable to make sense of their correlation. This confusion demonstrates the meaning of the text that reads, “If we keep attaching meanings to everything we perceive ... we are bound to go crazy someday.”

Perception Interpretation Phallocentrism Documentary Essay Fiction Experimental Social Commentary Visual
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