Heavy Eyes

Schwere Augen will play very directly upon sight as a sense involving distance, choosing the gaze as its central motif. The eye is like a keyhole with a view to the subjects interior, to the complex and abysmal activities of the psyche. Schwere Augen does not intend to deliver an analytic expose, but rather attempts an aesthetic approach to the distant scopic sense. A declaration of love to the pleasure of looking - a small, romantic movie. The footage of HEAVY EYES (Schwere Augen) evolved over the course of many copy generations and a number of different motion picture formats. From 16 mm found footage to DV-Cam to VHS, from VHS through a wide variety of digital file codecs, all the way to the striking of a 35 mm film print. Unfortunately, 35 mm film projection rarel. The transition to video has created an entirely different experience. Though nothing has significantly changed in terms of content, HEAVY EYES has become a new work.