Adjunct Dislocations (1973) is an expanded cinema work by VALIE EXPORT that focuses on the act of walking as its primary action. The artist uses three cameras to document her movements: two Super-8 cameras attached to her body (one facing forward, the other backward) and a 16mm camera filming her from an external perspective, like a spectator.

The film shows EXPORT walking through various environments: indoors, in a house; outdoors, through the city and countryside. She also varies her movement by walking sideways, following the line of the sidewalk, or pausing and lying on the ground. This simple action of walking becomes an investigation into space through the body, and the body itself is considered a space.

The piece challenges the viewer’s perception by presenting the same action from three different points of view simultaneously: from the front, from behind, and from an external perspective. The three images are projected together, questioning the notion of objectivity in film and highlighting how different perspectives shape our understanding of reality.

Adjunct Dislocations explores the relationship between body, space, and perception. The work is part of EXPORT’s broader investigation into expanded cinema, where the body and the camera become central elements in redefining how we experience and understand space and representation.