Let Me See It is more of an audio drama than a movie. The grainy images of the 16mm film depict a seascape, a coastline of an undefined location at night. We hear the sleepy voice of a narrator, telling a story about a man who loses his eyesight. The man's friend is helping him memorizing misplaced objects in his home. The images of the night flight over an archipelago become a metaphor for the search for his memories and the fading of his formerly consistent world. The narrator urges an unseen protagonist to reassess all other objects around him. It is an experiment leading into the beauty of disintegration, into the unsettling sensations of its dramatized and intensified patterns of experience.
Let Me See It, 2009
16mm film, color, optical sound, 4:10 min
Images 1, 2: Film still © Rosa Barba
Image 3: Installation view at Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Photo: Courtesy to Victoria and Albert Museum, London © Rosa Barba
Let Me See It , 2009 has been on display at the following locations:
Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 2017
Galleria Civica, Trento, 2011
October Saloon, Belgrade, 2010
Carlier Gebauer, Berlin, 2009
Let Me See It, 2009 has been screened at the following locations:
ICA London, 2013
Gene Siskel Center, Chicago, 2013
Filmforum, Gorizia, 2013
Starr Auditorium, Tate Modern, 2010