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A symphony of pumping milking machines forms the soundtrack of this short film, where intimate close-ups of cows’ veined udders and teats take center stage. As a new mother, the director returns to the farm where she grew up, observing the milking process. The rhythmic pulsing and suction of the machines are contrasted by the calm stillness of the barn. Alongside the director, a small calf watches from the corner, silently observing.
A milking parlour is a milking system where the cows are lined up along a pit in the barn floor where the milking machines are mounted.
Born 1989 in Rute, Sweden. Lives and works in Visby on the island Gotland, Sweden.
Nicola Godman is a Swedish/Canadian artist working with moving image, photography, sound and installation. She studied Fine Arts at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam and at Konstfack, Stockholm. In her practice she uses her personal experiences from growing up in an agricultural environment to address topics of regional identity, gaze, tourism and urbanisation. Recently her work has been shown at Tempo Documentary Festival, FeKK – Ljubljana Short Film Festival, Ystads konstmuseum, CFF – Centrum för fotografi, Uppsala Short Film Festival and Index – The Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation.
