It is an erotic response on the Helms Law, the American government's refusal to subsidize the prevention and awareness on AIDS. Kalin writes: "They are lost to vision altogether acts as erotic retaliation on legislation such as the Supreme Court sodomy ruling — declaring the private bedroom as open target for the State — or the Helms Amendment — the U.S government's refusal to fund explicit AIDS prevention information for gay men, lesbians and IV drug users. An attempt to reclaim eroticism and to address the contradictions of sexuality and romance in the face of a monolithic and culturally compulsory heterosexuality, They are lost to vision altogether finds queer history where it can and invents the rest." 2 Mostra de Vídeo Independent de Barcelona 1994.

An unusual re-visitation of William Burroughs' text.

Because subliminal inculturation is not always consciously recognized, Tanaka strives for her work to incorporate a primary visceral effect with an analytical statement reflecting the multiplicity of a particular experience and observation. Accordingly, in Beaver Valley more personal black and white footage contrasts sharply with slick media images of Marilyn Monroe and designer jeans; the myth of woman is returned for a refund. 3 Mostra de Vídeo Independent de Barcelona 1996.

Observatory Archives 2002

The Observatory Archives

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Observatory Archives 2002

The AObservatory Archives cover a huge range of works that are very different from one another, but share a commitment to freedom of expression and reflect on our individual and collective fears and pleasures. Together, they offer a multifaceted view, thousands of tiny eyes that probe and explore our world and announce other possible worlds. It is a discourse that above all values heterogeneity, plurality, contradiction and subjectivity, an antidote to the cloning and repetition of the current corporate mass media.

The result of over five years of Super 8 and 16mm filming on New York City streets, Lost Book Found melds documentary and narrative approaches into a complex meditation on city life. The piece revolves around a mysterious notebook filled with obsessive lists of places, objects, and incidents. These lists serve as the key to a hidden city.

"I like mechanics magazines. I have a good appetite. I wake up fresh and rested most mornings. There seems to be a lump in my throat much of the time. I enjoy detective or mystery stories".

A video in three parts, reversed soundtracks and classic sequences of Hitchcock films. 3 Mostra de Vídeo Independent de Barcelona 1996.

This video of DeeDee Halleck is a look at the american media representation of Latin America. Since the early twentieth century in the U.S., media have promoted stereotypes of Latin America to justify the concept of dominance and leadership throughout the hemisphere. 3 Mostra de Vídeo Independent de Barcelona 1996.