CLASSROOM ©2002 Edition of 6 6 minutes and 5 seconds Classroom chronicles two parallel narratives, which unfold at the same time in separate yet similarly replicated environments. In one scenario, a schoolboy stresses over his studies and fiddles with his hair while an identical twin looks on from the seat next to him. He continues to twirl his hair in his fingers and pull at it until strands and locks begin to fall out of his head. He becomes more frantic and quickly delves into the realm of trichotillomania. Meanwhile, the camera cuts in and out of scenes depicting a similarly dressed schoolboy in a similarly constructed classroom who is nervously fidgeting. In his boredom he tapes pieces of chalk to each finger. He then approaches the blackboard and begins to cover the surface with random chalk marks duplicated ten-fold. He continues to cover the board in a chaotic random motion until the chalk wares down and his fingernails scrape the surface. Both scenarios record the gestation period of hyperactive frenetic states in which the characters obsessively focus on their actions to the point of absurdity.
