A cruise ship glides through the dark night. On board is a middle-aged woman looking out through the rain-covered windows of her elegant cabin. Absorbed in her memories, dreams and desires, she begins to explore the room not only visually but also physically. The title of the film A Room of One's Own refers to Virginia Woolf’s eponymous essay, which was celebrated as a manifesto for the emancipation of women. Unexpectedly, a naked young man appears in the woman’s cabin. He seduces her into lovemaking, giving herself with abandon. Is it all just a beautiful dream?
A Room of One's Own is the second part of a trilogy, which takes us to magical places of self-assurance. Water, in its ritual significance as a metaphor for transition, plays a central role. Just stages his protagonist’s journey to find herself with aesthetically charged images, building up tension reminiscent of Hitchcock films.
A Room of One's Own
- Year 2008
- Edition Edition 2/6 (+ 1 a.p.)
- Material/Technique Single-channel video (color, sound)
- Length 8' 29''
- Category Media Art
- Collection Sammlung Goetz, Medienkunst, München