21st(2019)
Cleansed II
Barbara HAMMER
- USA
- 1969
- Korean Premiere
- 8min
- DCP
- color
- Experiment
Korean Premiere
SYNOPSIS
Before Barbara HAMMER delved into film, she conducted an early experimental silent film using super 8mm. Images of natural objects such as butterflies, dragonflies, seaweed, and starfish are a highlight, which collide with self-photographed body images. The body is placed in nature or walking somewhere, sometimes in close up until the image is distorted to explore a familiar image from an unfamiliar angle. The film confirms that the director's method of forming a relationship between abstract images of nature and of the body manifested from the very beginning of her career. [KIM Sohui]
Director
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Barbara HAMMERBarbara HAMMER
Barbara HAMMER is an internationally recognized film artist who has made 80 films/videos making a significant contribution to lesbian and gay cinema. Her experimental films of the 1970’s often dealt with taboo subjects such as menstruation, female orgasm, and lesbian sexuality. In the 80’s, she used optical printing to explore perception and the fragility of 16mm film life itself. Her documentaries tell the stories of marginalized people who have been hidden from history and are often essay films which are multileveled and engaging audiences with the goal of activating them to make social change.
