Film Lens
Streamside Day presents a narrative centered around the formation of a community in the Hudson Valley, depicted through a short fiction film. The film begins with idyllic scenes from an Edenic landscape, setting a serene backdrop before transitioning into a celebration that aims to forge a communal identity. This inaugural celebration is a key event that illustrates the establishment of social rituals and traditions within the community.
The exhibition features five murals that are initially concealed behind walls. As the walls move to create a pavilion, the film is projected, and once it concludes, the walls retract, restoring the gallery's original state. This dynamic interaction between the murals and the film emphasizes the ideological and semiotic systems at play in shaping social structures.
Why Watch
- •See the unique wall movement revealing art.
- •Find out about community-building in Hudson Valley.
- •Meet the characters in a mythic inaugural celebration.
Did You Know
•The film has a duration of 26 minutes.
•The exhibition includes five murals hidden behind five walls.
•The film is set in a hypothetical community in the Hudson Valley.
Perfect For
Art installation enthusiastsCommunity identity studiesShort film fans