Polaroid Cocaine
1993, 5 minutes
The thrill of cocaine becomes a metaphor for the consumption of images
in this short montage. The title and lyrics come from Auder´s
friend and 2001 Prix Goncourt winner Jean-Jacques Shuhl. The piece is
composed entirely of still photographs from a variety of books and magazines
that simultaneously reveal and feed an addiction to spectacle.
With a source that is once removed, Auder's scopophilia is symptomatic
of society at large. The song is performed by legendary chanteuse Ingrid
Caven. Suffused with a bittersweet melancholy, Canven's seasoned voice
compliments Auder's selection of images which dwell on the themes of
death, destruction and desire.
The melody is classic cabaret performed by a piano/violin duo who dramatically
heighten the works already dark eroticism.
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