
"Thisneat,finelytuned,hypersensitivefilmexaminestheoutsideandinsideofabanalprefabclassroom,staresatanasymmetricalspacesoundistinguishedthatit'shardtobelievethewholemovieisconfinedtoit,andhasthisneck-jerkingcameragimmickthathitsawoodenstoparmateachendofitsswing.Basicallyit'saperpetualmotionfilmthatingeniouslybuildsasculpturaleffectbyinsistingontime-motiontothepointwherethecamera'sswingingarcsandwhitewallfieldassumethehardness,thedimensionsofaconcretebeam."Insuchahard,drillingwork,thewoodenclapsoundsareaterrificinvention,and,asmuchasanysingleelement,createthesculpture.Seemingtothrusttheimageoutwardoffthescreen,theseclapeffectsaretimedlikeametronome,sometimesoccurringwithtorrentialfrequency."-MannyFarber,Artforum,1970


