1. Discussion: Feminist Performance Art on Film
Please write a short (200-word) post in response to the following questions. Each question is quite broad, so feel free to direct your response toward just one film that particularly interests you, or just even one moment from one film.
Body Extensions and Isolation. The Tate Museum’s introduction to Rebecca Horn describes the way in which her work engages with themes of isolation, bodily extension, and connection (which are perhaps particularly themes at the moment). Focusing on a scene or specific image from Berlin Experiments, discuss how the film either represents isolation or enacts new forms of bodily extension and connection.
Tate Museum’s introduction to Rebecca Horn, “Body Extensions and Isolation”
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Please write a short (200-word) post in response to the following questions. Each question is quite broad, so feel free to direct your response toward just one film that particularly interests you, or just even one moment from one film.
Barbara Hammer, Sanctus. How does Sanctus ask us to see women’s bodies in new ways? How do the Xray shots in particular resist traditional forms of cinematic depiction and gaze? What is the tone of the movie, and how does the sound participate in producing this tone? How does this film make you feel as a viewer?
