Greener Than You Think

Ina Viola Blasius &
Stine Marie Jacobsen

Kamera: Carola Schmidt
with Antje Engelmann, Claudia Rohrmoser and Jade Thacker

The gaze of the women signify an ambiguous positioning in this dilemma of desire.
Our title refers to an apocalyptic science-fiction novel by Ward Moore from 1947, where a suburban Los Angeles lawn is sprayed with an untested chemical spray and the grass begins to grow uncontrollably, engulfing whole California.

Three woman sit in summerdresses around a coffee table in a backyard without grass. Two other women climb over the fence to the other side and come back with a piece of grass. A pyramid of dirt appears on the table. All the time the women at the table are gazing without specific expression constantly watching the event. The other women put the grass on the ground in front of the table as tears roll down on the faces of the sitting woman. Again there is no specific emotional expression added exept their tears.