Deborah Ligorio’s newest film arose during her residence in Los Angeles in the “MAK Schindler Artists in Residence Program.” In the film, she describes a car trip from LA through the California desert to Robert Smithson’s “Spiral Jetty” in the Great Salt Lake. Conceptually, she positions two rings at the beginning and the end of the trip: the oversize doughnut advertising the pastry at the LA airport and Smithson’s spiral.

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Camera aimed fixedly out the car window, Ligorio records the unpopulated, seemingly untouched landscape at a consistent speed. During the drive, the desert changes to rocky terrain; the bay color of the sand gives way to the white of the snowy landscape... [by Christiane Rekade] read full text >>



V.O. from video: Mi é sempre piaciuto osservare il paesaggio che scorre fuori dal finestrino. read full text >>

English Subtitles: I always liked to look at the passing landscape through the window. read full text >>

Produced by:
Senatsverwaltung für Wissenschaft Forschung und Kultur in Berlin and MAK Center for Art and Architecture in Los Angeles.

Cameraman Micah Bisagni. - VO recorded at North Hollywood Studios. - Special Thanks to: Vinh Bui, Catrin Bolt, Oliver Croy, Robert Gfder, Marlene Haring, Amy Hood, Marie Jager, Kimberli Meyer, Jaro Straub.