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2008 - MARKET SENTIMENTS

MARKET SENTIMENTS
MARKET SENTIMENTS

Barbara Musil

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2007

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Austria

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EXP

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4

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Satellite images of various landscapes: When taken from higher up, we can recognize coastlines and follow the courses of rivers. At closer range, we can differentiate between deciduous and coniferous forests, paths and roads, marshy meadows and fields. The subdued greens and browns and the mostly untouched nature convey a sense of tranquility. But the melancholy orchestral music of Arvo Pärt is soon joined by garish red and yellow lines that cross the planes, dividing them with little consideration of the existing formations. Market sentiment is an economic term which refers to the atmosphere perceived by investors which makes them more or less likely to put money into a certain activity. In Estonia, formerly a part of the Soviet Union which became independent in 1991, the current market sentiment is “euphoric” thanks to economically liberal laws. The lines of this four-minute animation are taken from actual real-estate registers of Estonian land which has been sold or is currently for sale. In its precise, brief form, this film makes the market pressures visible, while assuming a political stance with its inherent means. “When seeing large forests or marshes,” said Barbara Musil, “I have trouble realizing that they’re owned by individuals, that they’re property in the first place.” The film illustrates the transformation of the world into property.

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