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Pyramid

2014-10-18
6
en 17m
Documentary
Pyramid is a single screen work on Abraham Maslow's theory on the hierarchy of human needs filmed through the rhythms and choreography of middle class South England. Filmed in color and b&w on 16mm film, it continues Salmon's interest in the performance of the artist/cinematographer within both spontaneous and constructed situations and incorporates methods developed by various movements within documentary and avant-garde 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 Maslow's theory as well as her own interest in human iconography, stereotype and domestic rhythm. The image of Maslow's 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.

Writer

Margaret Salmon

Editor

Margaret Salmon

Music

Margaret Salmon

Producer

Dino Wiand

Music

Emily Guille-Marrett

Cinematography

Margaret Salmon

short film

Status

Released

Budget

$30,000

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Companies

  • Cine Wiand