First Touch

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Using archival films of the Apollo lunar missions in the late 1960s and early 70s, this 2 screen video installation contemplates humankind’s first touch of the moon. Often considered a giant leap in human development, the video concentrates on the delicate and hesitant movements of the astronauts and their spaceships as they overcome the limits of outer space. With both humour and melancholy, stunning images of the moon, the earth, and the astronauts and their spacecraft, are interwoven into a wondrous contemplation of this extraordinary achievement.

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Collection

In ACMI's collection

Previously on display

27 January 2003

ACMI Screen Gallery

Credits

creator

Rhys Graham

editor

Rhys Graham

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B1004325

Subject categories

Digital Art

Experimental

Object Types

Installation

Materials

Mulit channel moving image

Holdings

DVD ROM; Copy

DVD [PAL]; Copy

VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded

Mini DV; Master

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Master

DVCAM; Sub-master

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master

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