A Line 81 cm long in 36 seconds
A line 81 cm long in 36 seconds was captured on photographic film, using a photography camera; by leaving the camera’s shutter open during the time it took to wind-up the film – 36 seconds. In doing so, the line drawn on millimetric paper was captured in continuum by using a photography camera as a filmic device. After the film has been developed and looking at it, one can see a line of 81cm long “drawn” on all its length. Therefore, the photographic film (still image) was scanned and turned into a video (moving image) which refers to its own representation. A line 81 cm long in 36 seconds emphasizes the materiality of film and its temporality as well as the disruption of image through the misuse of the technical apparatus. A line- the primordial element of drawing- becomes the central subject of the video and its real length of 8mm turns into 81cm, restrained by the film strip length and temporality.
Mateus Claudia
