In a ship's cabin, a naked man lies on the bed and pulls a woman sitting on the edge of the bed towards him.

A Room of One's Own

Jesper Just

  • 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

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.

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