THE GALACTICAL NORTH POLE LIES IN THE HAIR OF BERENICE

1990

13 min.

en

Original Title

The Galactical North Pole lies in the Hair of Berenice

Overview

The range of symbols is manifold and multi-layered, it is a film that utilises many fades, dissolves and double exposures. The "Galactic Northpole"- a fiction of astronomy, an assertion; Berenice had sacrificed her hair on the alter of a goddess in order to gain her approval. One becomes the victim of others - yet one also becomes a victim of oneself.