Handy Man
Warning
This video contains elements that may not be suitable for some viewers.
Handy Man examines "the window" as a site of voyeurism and surveillance. With his Hi8 camera, Henricks documented two workers in his interior courtyard. By treating the male body as an erotic object, the camerawork has a secretive and furtive feel. This footage forms the basis of the video which attempts to implicate the viewer in the processes of exhibitionism and fetishization. Handy Man is part of a trilogy of works which explores one of the principle metaphors of video : the window.
Credits
Direction
Nelson Henricks
Photography
Nelson Henricks
Text
Nelson Henricks
Sound
Nelson Henricks
Cast
Michel Daigneault
Production
Nelson Henricks
Technical information
Color
Black and white
Color
Sound
Stereo
Shooting format
Hi8
Other languages
French (on-screen text)
No dialogue
Documentation
Images
Keywords
Window, Voyeurism, Surveillance, Man, Exhibition, Gaze
Themes
