Pyramid

Pyramid is a single screen work on Abraham Maslows theory on the hierarchy of human needs filmed through the rhythms and choreography of middle class South England Filmed in color and bampw on 16mm film it continues Salmons interest in the performance of the artistcinematographer within both spontaneous and constructed situations and incorporates methods developed by various movements within documentary and avantgarde history Using an array of sounds music and conversation as well as silence Salmon constructs an abstract documentary which both develops and challenges the themes presented in Maslows theory as well as her own interest in human iconography stereotype and domestic rhythm The image of Maslows pyramid and his pragmatic dissection of human needs and possible motivations provide a system of organization for the family and a philosophical framework for the video