This five minute film shows a close-up exploration of various plant life with birdsong recordings in the background. The film has a nauseating effect as the shrill birdsong becomes obnoxious and repetitive and close-up images of the flora become less and less beautiful. The strange way the plants were lit and the close-range at which they were filmed gives a very boring concept for a film a fresh spin. Though this film is relatively benign it managed to be somewhat unsettling to me personally and reminded me only of the terrifying perfection of things in their natural state. Menken possibly thought her exploration was one of beauty and mystique and could perhaps be connected to an ecofeminist’s appreciation and affinity with nature.
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