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50 Feet of String.
From:
Afterimage
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November 1, 1997| Author:
Williams, Cam
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There is no easy category in which to place Leighton Pierce's latest film, 50 Feet of String (1995). It could be termed documentary but the film is abstract. It's painterly. It's also personal and universal.
From earlier films and videos such as You Can Drive the Big Rigs (1989) and Red Shovel (1992), there is never a clear distinction in Pierce's work between factual documentation and visual investigation. Viewers see impressionistic imagery of trees, grass and roads while...
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