Archives for the ‘documentary’ Category

Guy Ben-Ner

Guy Ben-Ner, Stealing Beauty, 2007 From UBU Web A boy comes home from school with a note indicating he was caught stealing money from his peer at school. His family is put to the challenge to educate him about the meaning and border lines separating private property from its “other”. The movie starts as a TV […]

Christina Seely

Christina Seely Work from the series Lux. “Lux documents the artificial glow produced by major cities in the 3 brightest regions as seen on a NASA map of the world at night” “In a time when it is argued that no aspect of nature is unaffected by human impact, my work reflects on a lifestyle […]

Taryn Simon

Cryopreservation UnitCryonics InstituteClinton Township, Michigan This cryopreservation unit holds the bodies of Rhea and Elaine Ettinger, the mother and first wife of cryonics pioneer, Robert Ettinger. Robert, author of “The Prospect of Immortality” and “Man into Superman” is still alive. The Cryonics Institute offers cryostasis (freezing) services for individuals and pets upon death. Cryostasis is […]