In this chilling work, Auder taps into phone lines and uncovers dark narratives of ordinary lives. While Auder’s camera dispassionately observes nature from a window, we eavesdrop on a series of surreptitiously recorded phone conversations — conversations we wish we hadn’t overheard but can’t stop listening to. A divorced couple argues about their daughter’s boyfriend, two women compare their dates, a man makes plans with his mistress, teenage lovers bicker. The disembodied, anonymous voices come to us through the static of the lines as if from a bad dream. These purloined conversations are as banal, sinister, and ultimately fascinating as anything in contemporary fiction, except that Auder’s “characters” are real.
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ACMI Identifier
B1000073
Language
English
Audience classification
unclassified
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