Tag Archives: Construction

Backyard Zooms

In a similar way to many other elements in this collection, Backyard Zooms illustrates JoAnn Elam’s experimentations with filmmaking and editing practices. In her backyard outside her house in Chicago, Elam first films the construction of a house using fast and slow motion, followed by the same house finished in a time-lapse fashion. The camera

Belden Manor / Curtains & Walls

“Belden Manor / Curtains & Walls” hazily fades in upon demolition. Shrouded under a sheet of heavy, fat-flaked snow, a crane clamps portions of the building’s remains and tears away little by little. Amongst the violent scene, various construction workers and vehicles trudge through the weather and debris, in a facilitation capacity. A brief survey