Grace Weir
Dust defying gravity
2004, 16mm film transferred to DVD, 4 minutes

Dust defying gravity consists of a single 4 minute tracking shot that traces through the rooms at Dunsink Observatory, documenting the aging telescopes and measuring instruments arrayed throughout the building. As the camera passes over a mechanical model of the solar system, the dust in the air of the room becomes visible, floating and scintillating like a field of stars.

Essays:
Francis McKee,
Experimental Conversations
Graham Parker,
The shaggy dog in the river
Peter Ride,
Viewed from the side

Commissioned by Kathy Rae Huffman, for A Fine Line, Cornerhouse Manchester UK.


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