Slow Graffiti (2017)
Slow Graffiti was produced for Da Corte’s exhibition at the Vienna Secession in 2017. The video is a shot-for-shot remake of the film “The Perfect Human” by Danish filmmaker Jørgen Leth (1967). The original is narrated in an anthropological manner, or as if listening to a guide at a zoo, but Da Corte’s version is stranger and more philosophical. Leth’s film has uncomfortable implications, such as: is the perfect human white, attractive, detached? The original, which is shot with a sense of fashion (resembling contemporary clothing commercials), offers mixed signals about objectivity, and at the very least a provocation about the notion of human perfection.
Director: Alex Da Corte
Runtime: 13 min
Release Date: July 6, 2017
Country: United States of America
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Alex Da Corte
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Slow Graffiti about?
- Slow Graffiti was produced for Da Corte’s exhibition at the Vienna Secession in 2017. The video is a shot-for-shot remake of the film “The Perfect Human” by Danish filmmaker Jørgen Leth (1967). The original is narrated in an anthropological manner, or as if listening to a guide at a zoo, but Da Corte’s version is stranger and more philosophical. Leth’s film has uncomfortable implications, such as: is the perfect human white, attractive, detached? The original, which is shot with a sense of fashion (resembling contemporary clothing commercials), offers mixed signals about objectivity, and at the very least a provocation about the notion of human perfection.
- Who directed Slow Graffiti?
- Slow Graffiti was directed by Alex Da Corte.
- How long is Slow Graffiti?
- Slow Graffiti has a runtime of 13m (13 minutes).
- Where was Slow Graffiti produced?
- Slow Graffiti was produced in United States of America.