Su Friedrich

Su Friedrich's work has a very interesting quality to it. The way in which she scratches words onto her film give it a very emotional appeal. It's kind of stressful to watch due to the movement and complete silence. I got lost while watching her films. I couldn't 100% put my finger on what was going on or what she was trying to say. I don't feel she explained herself very well & that added to my frustration. I didn't respond very well to her film where she was filming her once ex-girlfriends ( or partner or whatever) car. I couldn't figure out the master plan- why this was so important to her that she had to make a film out of it. I thought it was boring. I think if she had concentrated on showing more of a few videos instead of a little of many videos I could have had time to get a better response of her work. Honestly, I feel like I'm critiquing her lecture more than I am critiquing her work. There was just nothing there that evoked any sort of response. Her work & her lecture became a very neutral experience.