Cut to: Extreme close-up of the fig’s skin. It is not smooth. It looks like scarred leather or dry earth. The camera drifts slightly, simulating an unsteady 8mm reel. A single bead of condensation rolls down the stem. The word "Avi" is scratched into the metal base of the scale—visible only in this frame for three frames.
Oned 352 Avi 001 Medium: Digital Video, Black & White / Color shift Duration: 1 minute 22 seconds (looping) Audio: 35mm optical soundtrack hiss, degraded Oned 352 Avi 001
The hand retracts. The fig remains. The number on the scale flickers: 352... 351... 352... 350. A low, subsonic tone begins. It feels like pressure in the molars. Cut to: Extreme close-up of the fig’s skin
Cut to: The hand again. This time holding a match. The match is struck. It does not light. The hand strikes it again. A tiny, violent flame. The hand moves the flame toward the fig. The camera drifts slightly, simulating an unsteady 8mm reel