Details
Blind Country

This collaborative video project is based on a short story by H.G. Wells called "The Country of the Blind"—about a man who travels to a country of blind people and attempts to dominate their sensual, feminine culture with his male, sight-derived power. Following this theme, "Blind Country" begins with animated fruit dancing over Mike Kelley's body and the admonition of "Northerners" to "refill the quickly emptying sack." In the male-dominated land of the North, candy-spurting pinatas stand as phallic symbols. Presumably castrated, and stripped of his authority, Kelley acts the buffoon as he is led through the murky land of the South, a "female," earthy, "realm of the senses" opposing the phallocentric world of the North.

Back to main page

Blind Country

January 1, 1989
1
ratings
0
reviews
0
video reviews
59 Average

Crew (10)

Directing

Ericka Beckman
Director

Writing

Mike Kelley
Original Concept

Production

Bruce Fiene
Production Assistant
Ericka Beckman
Producer
Jan Callahan
Production Assistant
Adam Gilmore
Production Assistant

Sound

Art

No data available

Camera

No data available

Costume & Make-Up

No data available

Crew

Editing

Enrique Aguirre
Online Editor

Lighting

No data available

Visual Effects

No data available