Drawing on the often inane and repetitive nature of daytime television, Melhus creates complex, almost surreal scenarios that parody the formats of TV religious programs, advertisements, and chat shows such as Maury Povitch. In much of his work, Melhus produces strange ‘sets’ that emulate both the physical designs of talk shows, as well as the behavior patterns of participants and audiences. Adopting the guise of both male and female parts in a way that makes each seem almost genderless, Melhus acts out his own ‘narratives’ that use, amongst other devices, music and TV sound excerpts. Jenny Scene is an excerpt of the film Auto Center Drive, an encounter between the voices of two pop icons, Janis Joplin and James Dean.
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Blame
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Old Men Trilogy
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A PLace to Live
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Light Park #1
Masakatsu’s mesmeric Light Park #1 and #2 derive as much from his interest in the medium of video as in that of music, for which… -
Oh Mein Papa
Zilla Leutenegger references the aesthetics of video games and animation, creating often slow-moving, other-worldly ‘narratives’ such as Oh Mein Papa and Peak. Evoking the power…
Film details
- Country of production
- Germany
- Year
- 2001
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2003
- Length
- 9'
- Medium/Format
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