Raking Light

Raking Light takes its name from an examination method used in art conservation, where a strong light is shone directly across the surface of a painting to highlight details or irregularities. Looped fragments of moving image gathered from diverse sources – including diaristic footage filmed on a hand-held camera, and fleeting images from cult films – come together to form an elliptical, allusive film about the act of looking, a ‘study of opacity and sheen.’