Birth of a Nation

Overview

This three-channel video installation by James Benning shows three scenes from David Wark Griffith’s The Birth of a Nation (1915). The two-minute-long screen arrangement of imperceptibly moving images alludes to the beginning of racism. The three screens each show a solider in the American Civil War, black slaves picking cotton in the field, and imposing KKK.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 4, 2018

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

James Benning

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded