Movie Details
Theatrical Release:February 10th, 1996
Original Language:English
Washing Hands Normal on the Web:Official Website
Washing Hands Normal (1996)
StarringBruce Nauman
DirectorBruce Nauman
55 minFeb 10th, 1996
Plot
This stacked two-screen video installation shows the artist washing his hands with a vigour that goes beyond a daily cleaning ritual. The energy of the gesture and the distortive effect of the double screen evoke a sinister prior event and a sense panic or fear. Here Nauman continues his ongoing investigation into human psychology and feelings of discomfort. The sense of anxiety is heightened by the echoing sound of the water draining away for the fifty-five-minute duration of the double footage.
