A tank drives in a landscape of dug up earth. The tank is made of strong
paper, formed in the size and shape of a real tank from the Second
World War. The pieces of paper are stitched together and stiffened by a
small passenger car in order for it to drive in the field. The tank drives
making figures of eight, and, when approaching the camera at a certain
moment, potatoes are fired from the gun barrel, after which it drives away.
Duration: 7:19 min.
Sound: Hans Holten / lydkunstner
Editing: Jakob Ponsgård & Marianne Jørgensen, Aarhus Film Workshop 2004
Sound editing: Hans Holten & Jakob Ponsgård
A combat tank which was used in World War II was the setting for this
work of art. As a protest against the U.S.lead war in Iraq, the tank was
covered with knitted and crocheted squares made with pink yarn. The pink
covering consists of more than a 3000 pink squares, 15 x 15 cm, knitted
by volunteers from Denmark, the UK, USA and several other countries.
The process of covering the tank was documented with a video, which
was shown in “Nikolaj, Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center”, Denmark,
2007.
Camera position 2: Mounted camera from bird´s eyes view
2 sec. takes – interval 30 sec.
Camera: Marianne Jørgensen
Editing: Jens Balder & Marianne Jørgensen, Aarhus Film Workshop 2007
Sound editing: Jens Balder |
