Cloud of Petals (2017)
Petals cannot digitize themselves. Human hands must individually open the flower, pick the petal, place it under the lens, press the shutter, and upload the image to the cloud. Then again, and again, and again. Computers document the signals generated by humans. When computers were human, they were often women. In August, 10,000 roses were placed in the atrium of Bell Works. The work of photographing the individual petals and turning them into a dataset was performed by sixteen men. The photographs, a sequence of petals, reenact the rose. Beauty compels the act of replication.
Director: Sarah Meyohas
Runtime: 30 min
Release Date: December 10, 2017
Cinematography: Trevor Tweeten
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Sarah Meyohas
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cloud of Petals about?
- Petals cannot digitize themselves. Human hands must individually open the flower, pick the petal, place it under the lens, press the shutter, and upload the image to the cloud. Then again, and again, and again. Computers document the signals generated by humans. When computers were human, they were often women. In August, 10,000 roses were placed in the atrium of Bell Works. The work of photographing the individual petals and turning them into a dataset was performed by sixteen men. The photographs, a sequence of petals, reenact the rose. Beauty compels the act of replication.
- Who directed Cloud of Petals?
- Cloud of Petals was directed by Sarah Meyohas.
- How long is Cloud of Petals?
- Cloud of Petals has a runtime of 30m (30 minutes).