“Moving” opens out of focus as the camera tentatively (and shakily) depicts green foliage covering the orange and white siding of a U-Haul truck. Snapping into focus, Elam records several men moving boxes and furniture as they track across (seemingly) her Logan Square backyard, a popular locale in Elam’s work. From the voyeuristic vantage of her patio, the footage continues shifting focus and accel- and decelerating as the men labor.
Moving
Moving
Video:
Collection:
Elam Subseries I: Films
Date:
1981
Original Format:
8mm
Color:
Color
Sound:
Silent
Duration:
0h 4m 53s
Abstract:
"Moving" opens out of focus as the camera tentatively (and shakily) depicts green foliage covering the orange and white siding of a U-Haul truck. Snapping into focus, Elam records several men moving boxes and furniture as they track across (seemingly) her Logan Square backyard, a popular locale in Elam's work. From the voyeuristic vantage of her patio, the footage continues shifting focus and accel- and decelerating as the men labor.
Genre:
Short
Subject(s):
Source:
http://www.chicagofilmarchives.org/collections/index.php/Detail/Object/Show/object_id/7805
Repository:
Chicago Film Archive