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A Casing Shelved
A Casing Shelved

A CASING SHELVED

Directed by Michael Snow
Canada, 1970
Documentary, Avant-Garde

Synopsis

The film combines a projection of a 35mm slide showing a bookcase in Snow’s studio with a tape-recorded narration by the artist that discusses various objects within the image. Not only addressing viewers directly, Snow’s narration attempts to direct our eyes toward specific portions of the image.

Synopsis

The film combines a projection of a 35mm slide showing a bookcase in Snow’s studio with a tape-recorded narration by the artist that discusses various objects within the image. Not only addressing viewers directly, Snow’s narration attempts to direct our eyes toward specific portions of the image.