Ina Viola Blasius & Stine Marie Jacobsen
Kamera: Carola Schmidt
With Antje Engelmann, Claudia Rohrmoser and Jade Thacker
The title refers to an apocalyptic science-fiction novel by Ward Moore from 1947,
where a suburban Los Angeles lawn is sprayed with an untested chemical spray
and the grass begins to grow uncontrollably, engulfing whole California.
Three women sit in summerdresses around a coffee table in a backyard without
grass. Two other women climb over the fence to the other side and come back
with a piece of grass. A pyramid of dirt appears on the table.
All the time the women at the table are gazing without specific expression
constantly watching the event. In a ritualistic fashion, the two other women
put the grass on the ground in front of the table as if they are serving it and
tears start rolling down on the faces of the sitting woman. Again there is no
specific emotional expression except their tears and their gaze that
signify an ambiguous positioning in a dilemma of desire.
