Gift was shot in the Wolfen-Bitterfeld region of Germany, formerly part of the GDR. Home to intensive chemical production powered by local open-cut coalmines, Bitterfeld has been referred to as the filthiest city in Europe. Since the reunification of Germany, attempts have been made to redress the environmental damage, but the long-term effects remain evident in both the scarred landscape, and the poor health statistics of the people who live there. Gift is a mesmeric, impressionistic collage of images of industry, mining, pollution and community.
Gift is the German word for poison
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B1002569
Language
English
Subject category
Digital Art
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Object Types
Artwork
Materials
Single channel moving image, colour and audio
Holdings
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
DVD [PAL]; Exhibition Copy
VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded
Digital Betacam [PAL]; Master
Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master
VHS; Copy
VHS [PAL]; Copy