Take a walk in the capital of capitalism. That is late capitalism. The Hamburger tower era is here. The corporation mindset has hijacked society. Slowing down people who eat and walk in busy midtown Manhattan. A female and male voice recite texts from different sources. A Nonlinear poem. No punch line and no climax.
Production details
Year: 2019 Length: 38 minutes Format: 16mm & HD Genre: Documentary A Film by: Margarita Jimeno Cinematographer: Trevor Tweeten Voice over: Jim Fletcher, Juliana Francis-Kelly Music: Krikor Kouchain
Exhibitions
Seven Minutes In Heaven, Berlin 2022 Architectural ensemble at Charlottenburger Spreeufer Curated by Marie-Therese Bruglacher, Press Release DE & EN, Publication text DE
The Hanging Gardens of Oberlandstrasse at Atelier Gardens Curated by Boaz Levin, Ayham Majid Agha, Info.
Texts Excerpts
Text inspirations and verbatim by Frank O’hara, Guy Debord, Walt Whitman, Mark Fisher and Kabir.
Giving space to slowness is a conscious resistance to sleepwalking through the suffocating desires of late capitalism.