Her Fragrant Emulsion

FILM

Her Fragrant Emulsion
Lewis Klahr, 1987, US, 16mm, 10'

An obsessional homage to Mimsy Farmer, a 1960’s sexploitation movie star. Strips of cut-up 8mm film are glued into a collage, projected and re-photographed. Klahr’s internal montage emphasizes the materiality of film and uncovers the subtle incisions and gestures of the not-too- subtle narrative original.