We Began By Measuring Distance (2009)
By Basma Alsharif
From Resistance(s): Experimental Films from the Middle East and North Africa Basma Alsharif 2009 | 00:19:06 | Egypt | Arabic | Color | Stereo | 4:3 | DV video Long still frames, text, language, and sound are weaved together to unfold the narrative of an anonymous group who fill their time by measuring distance. Innocent measurements transition into political ones, examining how image and sound communicate history. We Began by Measuring Distance explores an ultimate disenchantment with facts when the visual fails to communicate the tragic. -- VDB This title is available for exhibitions, screenings, and institutional use through Video Data Bank (VDB), Chicago. Please visit the VDB Online Catalogue for further information about this artist and work. The VDB site offers extensive resources for curators, students, artists and educators, including: an in-depth guide to exhibiting, collecting, and preserving media art.
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