While in the 1970s, Hammer’s work enthusiastically explored dimensions of personal experience, in the 1980s, she took a hard turn away from depictions of the empowered female body to other subjects and approaches. Il film removes bodies and even the filmed world from the equation altogether. Hammer taped various graphic patterns onto clear film (so the image is nonphotographic), then duplicated each pattern and printed it on the part of the film strip where sound is read by the projector. So one literally hears the pattern that is simultaneously shown.
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Country
USAYear
1983Length
3'
Category
experimentalFormat
16mmDirector’s biography
Barbara Hammer was an American feminist film director, producer, writer, and cinematographer. She is known for being one of the pioneers of the lesbian film genre, and her career spanned over 50 years. Hammer is known for having created experimental films dealing with women’s issues such as gender roles, lesbian relationships, coping with aging, and family life. She resided in New York City and Kerhonkson, New York, and taught each summer at the European Graduate School.
