In the worker’s nocturnal journey, the concepts in Jonathan Crary’s 24/7: Late Capitalism and the Ends of Sleep, are invested with the immediacy of sensation as reflections slipping across dark windows, coins pouring in the till, moaning air brakes, squealing hinges, and the low hum of motors merge with apparitions emerging from the inky blackness of the city. Appearing only as hazy reflections through weathered windows, the characters reflect, in voices heavy with fatigue, on the work behind or ahead of them. These meandering narratives of solitude and sleeplessness give voice to the lived experience of the 24-hour economy.
Team
Sophie Hamacher
Sophie Hamacher is an artist and filmmaker based between Berlin and New York. She has directed and written projects ranging in genres from full-length documentary to installation videos and experimental films. She holds a BA in Visual and Critical Studies from the School of the Art Institute in Chicago, a Meisterschüler Degree in Film/Video/Multi-Media from the University of the Arts in Berlin and a Masters Degree in Education. She completed the Whitney Museum’s Independent Study Program in Critical Studies (2005).
Sarah Stein Kerr
Originally hailing from the great state of Minnesota, Sarah is an NYC-based journalist and media-maker. She is a current student at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. Sarah formerly worked at WITNESS, a human rights organization focused on using video as a tool for change. Sarah holds a BA in Political Science and International Development Studies from McGill University in Montreal.
Tessa Rex
Tessa Rex is from Sydney, Australia and is a documentary artist working across photography, radio and video. She has studied at the University of New South Wales, Australian Centre for Photography and Metro Screen and is influenced by social justice, architecture and industry. Tessa is a collaborative fellow at Union Docs Center for Documentary Art in Brooklyn, NY, most recently made a short documentary about the arab spring in Bahrain, Sumood, and has exhibited work in Sydney, Istanbul, Berlin and New York.
Sophie Hamacher
Sophie Hamacher is an artist and filmmaker based between Berlin and New York. She has directed and written projects ranging in genres from full-length documentary to installation videos and experimental films. She holds a BA in Visual and Critical Studies from the School of the Art Institute in Chicago, a Meisterschüler Degree in Film/Video/Multi-Media from the University of the Arts in Berlin and a Masters Degree in Education. She completed the Whitney Museum’s Independent Study Program in Critical Studies (2005).
Sarah Stein Kerr
Originally hailing from the great state of Minnesota, Sarah is an NYC-based journalist and media-maker. She is a current student at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. Sarah formerly worked at WITNESS, a human rights organization focused on using video as a tool for change. Sarah holds a BA in Political Science and International Development Studies from McGill University in Montreal.
Tessa Rex
Tessa Rex is from Sydney, Australia and is a documentary artist working across photography, radio and video. She has studied at the University of New South Wales, Australian Centre for Photography and Metro Screen and is influenced by social justice, architecture and industry. Tessa is a collaborative fellow at Union Docs Center for Documentary Art in Brooklyn, NY, most recently made a short documentary about the arab spring in Bahrain, Sumood, and has exhibited work in Sydney, Istanbul, Berlin and New York.