Apple, Woman, Squirrel

2024

HD Video

The film follows a woman as she roams through a garden, her gaze attentive to the natural world around her. She observes water, apples, trees, and squirrels, documenting her surroundings with a handheld camera. Her movements and interactions within the garden gradually weave a narrative, which is occasionally explored from varying camera perspectives, offering the audience a multifaceted view of her experience. Her handheld camera becomes an extension of her gaze, capturing these moments and blurs the line between viewer and creator.

In the background, the 1935 text The Modern Movement in Art, specifically the chapter The Camera’s Vision, offers a quiet, reflective audio layer. It frames the woman’s movements within the larger context of art history, suggesting that her observations and actions are not just personal but resonate with the broader role of the artist throughout time.

Book: The Modern Movement in Art, chapter II Degeneration of Technique- The camera's vision, p. 71, Human influence, p. 80.

Translation by Bengt G. Söderberg

Printed in Sweden, Lindbergs Tryckeriaktiebolag, Stockholm, 1950.

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