La mort d'une poule, 1977
Jacques-Louis Nyst
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La mort d'une poule
title in other languages
The Death of a Hen (EN)
creator(s)
Jacques-Louis Nyst (Directed by)
production country + year
BELGIUM 1977
original format
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description
Recorded in the Nysts’ living-room during a rainy day, this video marks the introduction of colour (in this case green) in the previously black and white universe of the Nysts’ videos. La mort d’une poule shows a top hat held in the air thanks to the help of a stick. The sound of a hen coming from inside it will be abruptly interrupted when the stick falls down and the hat dramatically drops on the table.

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