Bjorn Melhus was an artist featured in an installation called "the fusebox" on the fourth floor of the Denver Art Museum's north building. Melhus, a Norwegian-German (??), among many things, makes quirky short films with voiceover samples from classic american tv and cinema and he often plays most of the characters himself. On display at the fusebox was "deadly storms," a parody of broadcast news and a series of sci-fi shorts that included samples from the original Star Trek series. The films were a total riot and a bit creepy. Neither are on display now as the space has been given to the upcoming temporary exhibit "Embrace." Why am I telling you this now? Because I'm a terrible blogger, that's why. Nonetheless, while browsing his website I came across a short film that appears to have been filmed, in part, in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. For those unfamaliar in the region, it's the site of the annual Burning Man festival. Fellow participants, tell me what you think.
www.melhus.de
click on "work," then "film & video," then "auto center drive" and watch clip 3/3
sorry no direct link, the site is all flash and I wasn't able to embed the video here.
