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Max Almy
Leaving the 20th Century
1982, 00:10:24, NTSC, Farbe
The video begins with a scene of a man hooked up to a computer screen, a circular image of a woman's mouth opens over his face, counting down as the man lays unconscious. As if a computer's voice implanted in his mind, he is then fed the daily news and images of entertainment media. They flash rapidly in filtered multi-colouring and distortion. The video continues with various technicolor collages, presenting an imagined future with a synthesized space-age aesthetic. Max Almy constructs colourfully hypnotic social commentary about the overloaded TV and media frenzied environment of the 80's, consumerism, and the technology obsessed post modern man, set in a beautifully imagined futuristic computer-run world. (lg)
Schlagworte:
Gesellschaftskritik, Amerika, Medienreflexion, Humor
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