Vital Signs (1991)

01/01/1991 (US) • Documentary • 10m

Overview

In “Vital Signs” (1991), Barbara Hammer demonstratively transforms the horror of death into its opposite. She tenderly cares for a human skeleton, feeding it, dressing and caressing it, taking it for walks in the dark cabaret of an intimate relationship beyond death. She confronts pain and fear rather than repressing them.

Vital Signs (1991)

01/01/1991 (US) • 10m

Documentary

Overview

In “Vital Signs” (1991), Barbara Hammer demonstratively transforms the horror of death into its opposite. She tenderly cares for a human skeleton, feeding it, dressing and caressing it, taking it for walks in the dark cabaret of an intimate relationship beyond death. She confronts pain and fear rather than repressing them.

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Status

Released

Original Language

No Language

Budget

-

Revenue

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Keywords

woman director

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