MOTEL   

The motel manager was sleazy and his clothes were dirty.  I filled out the register with a false surname and incomplete false address.  He said he liked my first name, repeated it twice, and gave me a discount.  I paid $125.  The rooms were filthy, the carpet sticky, there were stains on the couch, fluorescent lights in the bedroom - a little like a motel you can rent by the hour, I felt uncomfortable.  I locked the door as someone had already entered unannounced to see if I needed anything.  I wondered if she saw my tripod and camera set up?  I had no luggage and wondered also if anyone noticed the chandelier I brought with me.

Stills from video, 46 seconds looped

Julie Jones, 2016.  Motel. [Video 46 seconds, looped]. Collection of the artist.