Yes Frank No Smoke

Barber deconstructs two feature films Blue Lagoon and The Deep, pillaging ‘moments’ which when re-edited constitute a new totality.
A comparison suggests itself with the film collages of American artists Bruce Connor. Barber’s astute use of eyeline matches, repeated phrases of dialogue , moments of high anxiety and off screen looks creates a subtext which lay buried in the original films – one of paranoia and anxiety.