Haptic Nerve began when I was told that I was losing
sensation in my left hand. I found this hard
to believe until the doctor demonstrated with a simple test, a prick with two
ends of a paper clip.
The mystery of being unable to know in such a rudimentary way stuck with me a
long time.
Haptic Nerve
Length: 12:45
Directed by: Dave Ryan
Music: Yumiko Oshima-Ryan
Formats: DVD, miniDV
Awards:
Black Maria Film and Video Festival, 2001
Nashville Indepent Film Festival, 2001
Media City 7 Festival, 2001
Reviews:
“Video Haptics and Erotics”, in Touch: Sensuous Theory and
Multisensory Media, by Laura U. Marks, (Minneapolis: University of
Minnesota Press, 2002)
