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Washing Hands Normal (1996)

Name: Washing Hands Normal
Released: 1996
Duration: 55 min

Directed by Bruce Nauman

· 55m

This stacked two-screen video installation shows the artist washing his hands with a vigour that goes beyond a daily cleaning ritual. The energy of the gesture and the distortive effect of the double screen evoke a sinister prior event and a sense panic or fear. Here Nauman continues his ongoing investigation into human psychology and feelings of discomfort. The sense of anxiety is heightened by the echoing sound of the water draining away for the fifty-five-minute duration of the double footage.

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Cast

Bruce Nauman Himself

Crew

Director: Bruce Nauman

Details

Release date: 1996-02-10
Runtime: 55m
Original language: EN