The Greeting (1995)

Inspired by a painting of the Visitation 152829 by the Italian artist Pontormo The Greeting is a video image sequence involving the interactions between three women that is projected onto a screen mounted to the wall of a dark room In an industrial urban landscape two women are engaged in conversation when they are interrupted by the arrival of a third woman The new woman greets the older of the two apparently her friend while ignoring the other She then whispers an urgent message in her friends ear further isolating the other woman With an underlying awkwardness introductions are made and pleasantries exchanged between the three