The 80s is my childhood but also a decade exposed onto film and magnetised onto tape. This makes recollection difficult. When I listen to the album “Passionfruit”, by Michael Franks, I visualise the effect of light in different situations, settings that I may have seen in a film. There is a confusion or collusion between memories which are real (my own) and memories that are generations of the media that I’ve watched.
Even though some people consider the 80s poor taste, I love the exuberance and confidence of the era. But it is also possible that I am projecting qualities which I lack onto a time that I can no longer return to.
Still from the film. "When a small image is upscaled to a higher resolution, data loss occurs."
Still from the film. "The transmitted light of years ago has been captured, is being replayed. The images are proliferating."
Still from the film. "These are artefacts. I search for the ones that still exist. So, this is collection."
A series of stills from the film. Clockwise from top left: cameras that see more than the human eye can see; 1986; the Renault 5; die Schnittstelle (the interface)
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