Nelson Henricks Videoworks: Volume 1
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Collection: Single Artist Compilations
Tags: Consumer culture, Humor, Performance, Videoworks

"The videowork of Nelson Henricks, though quite varied in treatment and theme, has worked toward the articulation of a single concern: How can love fly through the air and be received by me?"
—Steve Reinke
Included Titles
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"Conspiracy Of Lies speaks of the alienation of minorities, of consumer culture, urban isolation and the fine balance between mental order and chaos. The video begins with a voice (my own) recounting the story of the discovery of a...
Collection: Single Titles Tags: consumer culture, gender, lgbt, mental landscape, sexuality |
"The video Emission found its origin in three performances which I wrote between 1988 and 1991. In their original form, the performances dealt with sex, romance, and communication technologies. The video elaborates upon these themes to...
Collection: Single Titles Tags: body, future/technology, language, performance |
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"This video in two parts is a newcomer's portrait of Montréal, and focuses on two of my architectural obsessions: the Hydro Québec building and the Métro. I spent my first winter in Montréal in a cold, dark, first-floor apartment. I sat in the...
Collection: Single Titles Tags: architecture, autobiography, humor, language |
"Look at a landscape and imagine a different one there. Touch the body and let it slip from memory. Imagine a desert when what you see is winter. The filmmaker evokes a territory where fragile shifts—the links between things, emotions, and places...
Collection: Single Titles Tags: autobiography, memory |






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