The displaced eye of an unyielding, handheld camera studies the faces, hands and feet of commuters on the London Underground. The sequence begins as the train is leaving Temple Station, a center for the city’s law practises and named for the Order of the Knights Templars, the suppressed Medieval Order from which the Freemasons claim decent. A middle-aged commuter pulls a variety of bored expressions while Asher’s camera focuses on the gold signet ring he wears, a symbol of a Freemason. Successive characters show differing reactions, to the presence of the camera which has a pervasive power that admits no concessions to the rhythmic progress of daily routines.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B1000070
Language
English
Audience classification
unclassified
Subject categories
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Reality
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Object Types
Artwork
Materials
Single channel moving image, colour and audio
Holdings
Digital Betacam [PAL]; Master
Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master
VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan