Documentary,
9:59 minutes,
English,
ON,
2009
Synopsis
When a line is drawn between obscenity and art, it cuts through the surface relentlessly.
Textures, colours and shapes form a monument to that line: slowly disappearing from the art and revealing itself in our minds, lying boldly between creator and audience.
This line sits couched in a colourful language, inviting you, daring you, to cross.
MATURE CONTENT
Creative team
Writer/director/producer: Sarah Malden
Writer: Chris Lawson
Personal statement
Filmmaker Sarah Malden says:
"When I approached this project I decided I wanted to show people art the way I saw it. I wanted to make a film I could be passionate about and exhaust a topic I was interested in learning about. I wanted to learn how I felt about art, exploitative art and the relationships we find ourselves in when it comes to art.
It was important to me to challenge my photographer and myself. To ask him to throw himself into a project that solely demanded that we learn. We would be forced to listen and watch and play and through each of these we would hopefully discover a message that we felt was important enough to pass along.
I took vast inspiration from several artists and cinematographers rather then storytellers. I knew I was diving into a subject matter from which I could make a genuine statement and wanted the challenge of speaking it through unconventional pictures. I looked to cinematographers who stylized their imagery in a very controlled way and challenged us to do the same."