fleckenstein video gallery
january » Storm & Stress
U.S., 1986, by Doug Hall, 48 min.
Displays of violent weather conditions, electrical storms, tornados, floods, fires and other eruptions are contrasted and equated with equally awe-inspiring images of technology that harness or mimic nature. Pitting the spectre of nature against technology in time-lapsed images, this thoughtful and stirring tape paints a portrait of the encounter between the man-made and the natural—between man's controlling power and that which eludes man's control.
Displays of violent weather conditions, electrical storms, tornados, floods, fires and other eruptions are contrasted and equated with equally awe-inspiring images of technology that harness or mimic nature. Pitting the spectre of nature against technology in time-lapsed images, this thoughtful and stirring tape paints a portrait of the encounter between the man-made and the natural—between man's controlling power and that which eludes man's control.
february » Civitas
U.S., 2004, by Jacek Jerzy Kolasinski
Polish-born Kolasinski's multimedia installations are rooted in his experience of living in the "Old World" of Europe and the "New World" of the U.S. Civitas is a small-scale representation of a medieval town destroyed by fire, which serves as a parable describing the contemporary devaluation of social institutions such as family and religion.
Polish-born Kolasinski's multimedia installations are rooted in his experience of living in the "Old World" of Europe and the "New World" of the U.S. Civitas is a small-scale representation of a medieval town destroyed by fire, which serves as a parable describing the contemporary devaluation of social institutions such as family and religion.
