Blind Country
This collaborative video project is based on a short story by H.G. Wells called "The Country of the Blind"—about a man who travels to a country of blind people and attempts to dominate their sensual, feminine culture with his male, sight-derived power. Following this theme, "Blind Country" begins with animated fruit dancing over Mike Kelley's body and the admonition of "Northerners" to "refill the quickly emptying sack." In the male-dominated land of the North, candy-spurting pinatas stand as phallic symbols. Presumably castrated, and stripped of his authority, Kelley acts the buffoon as he is led through the murky land of the South, a "female," earthy, "realm of the senses" opposing the phallocentric world of the North.
Featured Crew
| Ericka Beckman | Director |
| Ericka Beckman | Producer |
| Mike Kelley | Script |
| Mike Kelley | Original Concept |
| Bruce Darby | Music |
| Enrique Aguirre | Online Editor |
| Joe Briganti | Other |
| Bruce Fiene | Production Assistant |
| Adam Gilmore | Production Assistant |
| Jan Callahan | Production Assistant |
