The Hobo Film Fest
The Hobo Film Fest, 2012
6' x 5' x 5'. Barn lumber, fabric, television set, and sound loop.
A video/sound loop plays from ‘outside the window’ of this hybrid train/barn interior. The video is a 50 minute loop looking out the window of a moving car. The recording is part of my drive home which I frequented during college. The score is made up of field recordings from the farm where I spent my childhood - sheep chewing their grain, shoveling, walking in snow, rustling hay, etc. The seats are fabricated with vintage train benches in mind. These two worlds are joined in this interactive experience. The Hobo film fest was the name of a traveling act I met years ago while traveling across country. They would spend a year hopping trains to roam the countryside, recording their journey. The next summer would be spent touring in a car, sharing the film they made.
