Mock Rock
An outcropping of rock in the middle of an industrial zone in Queens, New York. A little bit of countryside in the city. Both city and countryside fail to provide any information about the object´s nature, serving merely as contrasting terms, linguistic means for differentiation from the urban environment. The filmic gaze discovered the rock, which is shown in detail from various angles. At the same time a woman´s voice singing a familiar song a cappella: "I am a rock, I am an island..." elevates the raw Super-8 image. Rock, scene and song enter into a lyrical liaison which...
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