SEA 404
2019 / 3:00 / B/W / Sound / 1.33:1 / USA / Original format: 16mm / Hand processed, OP, and lab printed
(Material Immaterial #2)
SEA 404 is inspired by Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto’s series Seascapes, and French philosopher Jean Baudrillard’s essay The Vanishing Point of Communication. It questions the contemporary condition in which the computer mediates our experience, and parallels Sugimoto's observation that media has transformed the way we see the world.
In this film, the shift from the horizon line to the world of the onlooker is underlined by the sudden entrance of everyday sounds. The soundtrack is made from field recordings taken every morning at the same time and location for thirty consecutive days.
Note: the first part of the film is silent; the soundtrack appears at 1:50.
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