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Presented in collaboration with Cinéseries Discussion follows
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When paired together, Pine Barrens and Sun Tunnels illustrate Holt's lifelong fascination with sight, horizon lines, and the limits and possibilities of human perception.
Cinéseries presents two films by Nancy Holt (1938–2014), Pine Barrens (31 mins., 1975) and Sun Tunnels (26 mins., 1978). Pine Barrens tracks Holt's travels through the sandy plains of the New Jersey wilderness; the local population's voices and music soundtrack the film. Sun Tunnels documents the construction of Holt's earthwork of the same name, a sculpture of concrete cylinders in the desolate and expansive Great Basin Desert of Utah. The truck drivers, engineers, astronomers, and concrete pourers whose labor made the monumental artwork possible are as much the subject of the film as the astounding desert landscape. Curated by Cinéseries member Alex Trippe. (program approx. 57 mins., digital video)
Join us after the screening for informal conversation and gathering organized by student group Cinéseries!
IMAGE CAPTIONSun Tunnels, courtesy of the Holt/Smithson Foundation.
In the words of the members: Cinéseries is a student-led group that organizes monthly screenings in collaboration with the Wexner Center for the Arts. We aim to offer a space for students and the community to engage with film and expanded cinema from makers from a variety of backgrounds. We aspire to create an environment conducive to critical engagement by inviting filmmakers to showcase work that takes risks, challenges norms, and opens a conversation by devoting to a wide range of artist-centered and independent media.
FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BYNational Endowment for the ArtsOhio Humanities
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BYRohauer Collection Foundation
WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BYOhio Department of DevelopmentGreater Columbus Arts CouncilThe Wexner FamilyInstitute of Museum and Library ServicesOhio Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the ArtsCampusParcOhio State’s Global Arts + Humanities Discovery ThemeThe Columbus FoundationNationwide FoundationVorys, Sater, Seymour, and PeaseADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BYMike and Paige CraneAxium PackagingNancy KramerOhio State Energy PartnersOhio History Fund/Ohio History ConnectionLarry and Donna JamesBruce and Joy SollJones DayAlex and Renée Shumate
Past Film/Video
The World Through a Circle: Films by Nancy Holt
