简介："InSEATEDFIGURES...MichaelSnowagainexploresthegroundzeroofmotionpictures-thistimeliterally.Mostsimplydescribed,thefilm...isa40-minuteconsiderationofalandscapefromtheperspectiveofanexhaustpipe.Theartistappearstohaveboltedhiscamera,lensdown,toametalarmextendingoffthebackofatruck...thendrivenoverasphaltanddirtroads,outtothebeach,alongariverbed,andthroughafieldofdaisies.Althoughhypnotic,themovementisnotcontinuous.Thevehiclestops,reversesdirection,thenacceleratestoproduceadiagonallystriatedforcefield. "Forallhisconceptualsophistication,Snowsubscribestoacasual,all-encompassingCageaesthetic.He'sdeceptivelyartless,amasterofthevisualdeadpan.Whiletraffickingingeologicalabstraction,hearreststhefilm'sfranticmotion,freezingsomeblurryonrushoraframeofflowingwater.Asoundtrackofcoughs,yawns,andhummingprojectorcreatesafurtherdisplacement.Theimagesaredistanced-accompaniedbythemufflednoisesofanaudiencewatchingamovie.Hencethemysteriouslyinerttitle.SEATEDFIGURESisaboutitsaudience.Notonlyarewesentflyingfacedownovertheearth,butSnowreversestheoldestconceptinimage-making-hejuxtaposesourseated,staticfiguresagainstaconstantlymovingground."-J.Hoberman,TheVillageVoice…