This short film from the time of the covid pandemic is based on a societal trend where, especially with the widespread use of home office and online work, the distinction between work and leisure is blurring. In the video, the author stages and documents the progression of 'work' and 'leisure' in his home office in Stavanger, Norway, during the quarantine. Close-ups of individual activities show in plastic detail the gradual erosion of self-discipline, the increasing apathy and loss of perception of the meaning of individual tasks. Clocks, coffee machines, washing machines and other devices performing "work" without regard for limbs are shown among activities from a time when time had changed its meaning and was (or still is?) experienced differently. Through video-staging, allowing us to see ourselves from the outside – the author increases his – and perhaps our – awareness of the activities we perform.

 

Camera and assistance: Katrine Lea