Short film
Visual Text: Finger Poem
1973 · 2 min
A tiny, playful conceptual puzzle that turns language into a bodily gesture, rewarding patient attention more than passive viewing.
- Directed by
- Valie Export
- Overview
- Second version of the video-poem "Visual Text: Finger Poem" (1968), by Valie Export, conceived after the eponymous photo poem from 1968: "I say what is shown in showing what is said" (freely adapted from Martin Heidegger).
- How it feels
- Absurd, satirical and whimsical. Measured and demanding.
- About
- Identity, art, media, gender
- Content
- Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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