Titles by Tom Kalin

Third Known Nest

1991-99, 37:37 min, b&w and color, sound
finally destroy us
1991, 3:58 min, b&w and color, sound
 
Nation
1992, 1 min, color, sound
 
Nomads
1993, 4:46 min, b&w and color, sound
 
Darling Child
1993, 1:42 min, b&w and color, sound
 
Confirmed Bachelor
1994, 2:37 min, b&w and color, sound
 
Information Gladly Given but Safety Requires Unnecessary Conversation
1995, 1:03 min, color, sound
 
I hung back, held fire, danced and lied
1995, 4:50 min, b&w and color, sound
 
Dark Cave
1998, 2:58 min, color, sound
 
Give Me Your Future
1999, 8:50 min, color, sound
 

Third Known Nest brings together Kalin's witty and poignant "video diary" pieces with new interstitial material that thematically links the works with cogent literary quotes. Merging elements of music video, text, and intimate Super 8 "home movies," Kalin has created a personal and cultural chronicle of the 1990s. Tracing a trajectory that moves from stylized AIDS activist spots to alternative music videos and poems of love and loss, Kalin' video journal culminates in a performative self-portrait.