my name is niknaz
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How we were impressed when we were impressionable and 18. is paying homage to the days of riot grrrl in what I call east coast style, jittery and raw. I ask the viewer to peep into the box--into my memory of Lucky7, a drag king in the early days of the Philadelphia circuit. In this video, she is tucking her shirt in, putting a tie on and finally taking a swig of vodka. During the transfer process, I stop on certain gestures, rewind and replay certain gestures and slow down others. The result creates a memory-like experience of an ambiguous figure.
16mm film hand transferred to video, plywood box, switch.
2007