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Long Film for Ambient Light

Long Film for Ambient Light

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This experimental "film" consists of an empty room with a bare lightbulb, and windows covered with a translucent material, for a duration of 24 hours. It is not necessary for visitors to stay for the entire duration - they can come and go as they please. Created by Anthony McCall, it is based on the architectural framing of time and light. It came at the end of a series of works in which McCall was stripping back cinema to its absolute minimum - light, time, and human experience/perception.

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

1440 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

18 June 1975

Country

United States of America

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