The Völklingen Ironworks flooded in red light
Copyright: Weltkulturerbe Völklinger Hütte | Oliver Dietze
Weltkulturerbe Völklinger Hütte | Oliver Dietze
Barbara Hammer Theredproject CC BY SA 4
Copyright: Theredproject | CC BY-SA-4.0
Theredproject | CC BY-SA-4.0
Barbara Hammer
Born in 1939 in Hollywood, California, US Died in 2019 in New York City, US
Work
Sanctus
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Copyright: Estate von Barbara Hammer, New York und Electronic Arts lntermix (EAI), New York
Estate von Barbara Hammer, New York und Electronic Arts lntermix (EAI), New York
In Sanctus (Latin for 'holy'), Barbara Hammer combines found footage of moving X-ray images from the 1950s with solemn sacred music by Neil Rolnick.Superimposing the historical material makes it glow and shimmer colourfully, transforming everyday movements into a psychedelic hymn to life and transience.ThisrevealsthedualnatureofX-rays: theycanbeafascinatingrevelation, buttheyalsocarrydeadlypotential—theycanbehealingorharmful,dependingonthedose.
