Primary
Synopsis
The artist’s mouth fills the whole image plane. Silently the words “red,” “blue,” “green” are slowly and repeatedly articulated. The color of the screen switches from red to blue to green at a quickened rate. Utilizing the same rate, the spoken words, “red,” “blue,” and “green,” are cut together into syllabic combinations of the three words making up the asynchronous sound track. The individual words, barely intelligible as spoken, are more easily “read” on the uniformly moving lips. (Quasha, George and Charles Stein. An Art of Limina: Gary Hill’s Works and Writings. Barcelona: Ediciones Polígrafa, 2009, p. 589)
Release History & Theatrical Window
January 1, 1978
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Gary Hill
- Original Title
- Primary
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 2m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Gary Hill
Department Leadership Roster
Gary Hill
Director
Production Stills & Gallery
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What is Primary about?
The artist’s mouth fills the whole image plane. Silently the words “red,” “blue,” “green” are slowly and repeatedly articulated. The color of the screen switches from red to blue to green at a quickened rate. Utilizing the same rate, the spoken words, “red,” “blue,” and “green,” are cut together into syllabic combinations of the three words making up the asynchronous sound track. The individual words, barely intelligible as spoken, are more easily “read” on the uniformly moving lips. (Quasha, George and Charles Stein. An Art of Limina: Gary Hill’s Works and Writings. Barcelona: Ediciones Polígrafa, 2009, p. 589)
Who directed Primary?
Primary was directed by Gary Hill.
Who stars in Primary?
The principal cast of Primary includes Not specified.
When was Primary released and how long is it?
Primary was released in 1978 with a total runtime of 2m.