Similar to other garden films in the JoAnn Elam Collection, “Garden 84” features Elam and, briefly, her second husband Joe Hendrix, at work in Elam’s Logan Square garden. Occasionally utilizing experimental techniques like fast-motion or rapid editing, the film shows different stages of gardening, from preparing and planting plots of land to reaping the harvest of vegetables that includes bell peppers, carrots, and collards. At a few different points between shots, the hand-drawn numerals “12,” “13,” and “14” are visible, though their purpose for any greater organization remains unclear.
Garden 84
Garden 84
Video:
Collection:
Elam Subseries I: Films
Date:
circa 1981
Original Format:
8mm
Color:
Color
Sound:
Silent
Duration:
0h 12m 51s
Abstract:
Similar to other garden films in the JoAnn Elam Collection, "Garden 84" features Elam and, briefly, her second husband Joe Hendrix, at work in Elam's Logan Square garden. Occasionally utilizing experimental techniques like fast-motion or rapid editing, the film shows different stages of gardening, from preparing and planting plots of land to reaping the harvest of vegetables that includes bell peppers, carrots, and collards. At a few different points between shots, the hand-drawn numerals "12," "13," and "14" are visible, though their purpose for any greater organization remains unclear.
Genre:
Short
Subject(s):
Domestic life, Gardens, Nature
Source:
http://www.chicagofilmarchives.org/collections/index.php/Detail/Object/Show/object_id/8130
Repository:
Chicago Film Archive