Orbital
Director Marcin Malaszczak
Countries Germany, Poland
Duration 25 min
Synopsis
Surrounded by a seemingly endless darkness, constellations of lights turn into machines which mine weightlessly in an undefined space. At daytime a conveyer belt sets itself in motion. Its deafening tremor and working are being observed and controlled by a woman. Her name is Bogna Dobrzaniecka., number 1-6. She moves around the conveyer belt, freeing its substructure from falling clods. Her Sisyphean task is being supervised from time to time. When the supervision comes she informs others about their arrival and inspects the conveyer belt. In this moment, revolving around and observing the machine, work in general becomes an end in itself. The falling piece of plastic or her surprised face over the stopping conveyer belt become events in this eventless space. Man as the keeper of machines. Astonishment replaces comprehension.
Surrounded by a seemingly endless darkness, constellations of lights turn into machines which mine weightlessly in an undefined space. At daytime a conveyer belt sets itself in motion. Its deafening tremor and working are being observed and controlled by a woman. Her name is Bogna Dobrzaniecka., number 1-6. She moves around the conveyer belt, freeing its substructure from falling clods. Her Sisyphean task is being supervised from time to time. When the supervision comes she informs others about their arrival and inspects the conveyer belt. In this moment, revolving around and observing the machine, work in general becomes an end in itself. The falling piece of plastic or her surprised face over the stopping conveyer belt become events in this eventless space. Man as the keeper of machines. Astonishment replaces comprehension.