Evidentiary Bodies
Barbara Hammer
»In these horrific times when lies are blatantly exclaimed as truths, when fear makes us withdraw from each other, when difference is maligned as xenophobia, and when atrocities are committed in the name of spectacle, we must find and practice a quiet way of compassion, sympathy, and generosity through empathy.«
– Barbara Hammer
An unspoken plea for viewers to experience vulnerability, to know through evidence this body is their body.
Film Series Kaleidoscorpse
Barbara Hammer
Feminist filmmaker and pioneer of queer cinema Barbara Hammer (1939–2019) produced over 90 film and video projects as well as performances, installations, photographs, collages and drawings over a period of four decades. Her work – which has focused on lesbian desire and life since her iconic Super 8 film Dyketactics (1974) – has been celebrated globally in art institutions and film festivals.
Films by Barbara Hammer (Selection)
Welcome to This House 2015 | Maya Deren’s Sink 2011 | A Horse is Not a Metaphor 2009 | The Female Closet 1998 | Tender Fictions 1996 | Nitrate Kisses 1992 | Endangered 1988 | Optic Nerve 1985 | Dyketactics 1974 | A Gay Day 1973
