The reading room traces the movement of visitors to the British Museum reading room through an entire working day in under three minutes and in silence. The work is a short reflection on the changing nature of archives. The film notes that future access to them is not guaranteed and the physical location of an archive may still hold a fascination, even as a museum.
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