Washes (2010) by Norbert Shieh
Norbert Shieh USA, 2010, 8.40m., DigiBeta, color, sound
A documentation of various carwashes throughout Los Angeles. The results are motion paintings in which water, soap and wax combine into a visual play of flickering lights, shadows, and colors onscreen. The familiar experience of a carwash collapses into the surreal, allowing a new perception of the locations.—N.S.