Lots of things going on in my head!
Stay alone! Let things happen! Keep serious! We can only be savages in as much as we keep serious. Do no more than look! Assemble, testify, preserve! Remain spirit! Keep your distance. Keep your word.
This is a quote from the film Wings of Desire. They are the words of an angel, Cassiel. This film is about the secret observation of people, but somehow in a good way. There is huge sympathy for the people who are observed.
I'm thinking about surveillance. Exploring the lives of others. The Handmaid's Tale. How my mum felt after therapy – the experience of opening up completely.
Commuting is just a part of everyday life. It's an ordinary situation. That's what I like about it. I am not an angel (!) but I feel sympathy for these people. And I do see part of my job being to 'look, assemble, testify, preserve'.
I have been working in black-and-white, using blurring effects to represent time and tone to represent mood. In Wings of Desire colour is used very sparingly, to represent unusual or strong emotion. Most of the film is grey...
