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Kim Gordon<\/u><\/a> stands alone in a desolate junkyard, surrounded by stacks of destroyed vehicles and the occasional puff of dust. Tires, contorted metal and fragmented car doors create a maze for the iconic noise musician to slowly walk through, assessing all surfaces like a curious alien who\u2019s landed on earth after we inevitably destroyed ourselves in the apocalypse.<\/p>\n Gordon holds a red electric guitar, with cords wrapped loosely around her shoulder, before pressing its body against a metal surface with intent. At contact, a painful screeching sound interrupts the silence and continues on as she drags the guitar. She repeats this throughout the California wasteland, with only small breaks in-between the instrument\u2019s unforgiving shrill. <\/p>\n This is 12341 Branford St. Sun Valley<\/em><\/em>, a 2022 short film co-directed by Gordon with her collaborator Manuela Dalle<\/u><\/a>. It\u2019s currently screening as part of Efra\u00edn L\u00f3pez\u2019s<\/a> group exhibition, Single Channel<\/em><\/em>, open in New York City through March 1, alongside artists like Felipe Romero Beltr\u00e1n, Paul Stephen Benjamin and Cristine Brache.<\/p>\n Below, PAPER<\/em><\/em> caught up with Gordon to learn more about the art piece after a recent viewing where the artist was present.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \nSee on Instagram<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n What was the impetus for this concept? Is it something you\u2019ve always wanted to do? It almost felt like a kid in a candy store for an artist like you, running around a junkyard and making noise with your guitar so freely.<\/strong><\/p>\n It\u2019s a continuation of the first video I did with Manuela Dalle, which was using corporate building downtown and store facades at a mall as surfaces for potential sound making \u2014 like giant guitar slides, sort of a way of reclaiming these male symbolic structures and giving them a different purpose.<\/p>\n For those who don\u2019t understand what\u2019s happening sonically in this film, can you explain what\u2019s causing the sounds created by your guitar against the metal of these cars? And was it recording the audio exactly as it happened in real time?<\/strong><\/p>\n So I had a small practice amp that was plugged into my guitar and the sound was recorded in real time. I\u2019m guiding the guitar. The sound comes from the movement and friction between the guitar and the pickups against the metal and the unevenness of the crushed and bent surfaces.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n How did you work, in terms of the communication process and real-time creative, with Manuela capturing you? Was everything outlined explicitly beforehand or was there a level of spontaneity throughout?<\/strong><\/p>\n It was all spontaneous except for the beginning and ending, and sometimes Manuela would say, “Look into the camera.” I like that part in the film as it’s all really a performance, so it acknowledges it.<\/p>\n What was the collaboration process like between you and Manuela? What elements of each other do you see reflected throughout the film?<\/strong><\/p>\n It was an idea that she initially came up with after we did the video downtown where I wanted to use the city\u2019s architecture. And speaking about this French film, Titane<\/em>. I had this other idea to do the one based on a Chantal Ackerman film in my house. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n I noticed that you don\u2019t use your speaking or singing voice anywhere. It\u2019s just ambient noise and the guitar. Was that an intentional consideration of yours?<\/strong><\/p>\n I don\u2019t see this as a music piece, but more of an art work. I wasn’t trying to make a music piece.<\/p>\n What did you intend to say when you set out to make this film and, now watching it back several times, what do you think it really says? For me, there was a dialogue between a sort of toughness and fragility present. Does that resonate?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n I was initially inspired by that French film, Titane,<\/em> where this girl has a piece of metal implanted in her and has a love of cars. I wanted it to feel a bit dystopian, like I was an alien coming upon these dead machines. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n I wanted it to feel a bit dystopian, like I was an alien coming upon these dead machines. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
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