Control Sequences (2001)

Super 8 images of a cellophanecovered male body floating in water are blown up into two separate moviesone video the other 16mmwhich screen simultaneously as superimpositions upon one another further altered through colored gels placed in front of the projectors The overlapped projections create an uncanny 3D effect while the claustrophobic shots of the mans open mouth attempting to breath through clinging cellophane and roiling water and the films respiratory soundtrack unveils a thanatos within its eros Ed Halter