Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater!

by Adam Hirsch

The one inarguable element of Peter Hutton’s work is that you know a Peter Hutton film when you’ve seen one. All of his films share the same aching reminder of beauty that normally comes from landscape painting. I’d argue that his most engaging and beautiful work is Boston Fire — an eight-minute silent film comprised of haunting shots of a huge, burning warehouse on the Boston waterfront. Each shot fades in and out, interspliced with meditative lengths of black leader. But what’s so interesting about Peter is that the process behind the film can many times be as interesting as the film itself.

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Aug 19, 2009 | Categories: Adam, blog, writing | Tags: At Sea, Bard College, Boston Fire, Peter Hutton |