Mirror Manhattan
Brian Frye US, 2001, 3', 16 mmFrye’s Mirror Manhattan presents a view from a boat going around Manhattan Island in which the skyline right side up is superimposed over the same skyline upside-down. Here Frye undercuts the authority of the film image itself, reminding us that its directional orientation is somewhat arbitrary — and that in the camera and projector the image is oriented upside-down and is reversed by the lens. More importantly, the superimposition of the two views suggests that any orientation is valid. (Fred Camper)
Fri 23/9 Kino SC 18:30