A commissioned Public Imaging project by Melbourne cinematographer, Ben Speth. His extraordinary, meditative work manifests as a mysterious visual documentation of volume, light and time in deserted urban spaces. A sense of expectancy emerges through his still, ghostly and enigmatic images of spaces of waiting or anticipation - hospital emergency rooms, bus shelters, classrooms, dental waiting rooms, car parks.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Previously on display
22 April 2019
ACMI Viewing Booths
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B1004030
Audience classification
Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)
Sound/audio
Silent
Colour
Colour
Holdings
Mini DV; Master
Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master
VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded
DVD [PAL]; Copy
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation